Re: [Lsf10-pc] [ATTEND] I'd like to attend ;)

[Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@redhat.com>]

Ric Wheeler <rwheeler@redhat.com> writes:

> On 03/01/2010 01:07 PM, Eric Sandeen wrote:
>> I still need to decide which specific topic to bring/promote, but I'd certainly
>> like to attend, as I have in the past.
>>
>> Generally would like to talk about...
>>
>> Trim/discard plans in filesystem - lately I'm thinking a batch mechanism may
>> be better than trim-as-you-go.
>>
>> Advancements in generic test infrastructures since last year.
>>
>> Could talk a bit about the advancements in proper alignment detection&
>> setup for storage&  filesystems but that's not a very big topic.
>>
>> Jan's suggestion of some writeback sanity sounds good to me too.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -Eric
>>    
>
> I think that all of the above are great topics for this time around.
>
> Specifically, the alignment work has been interesting in that we have
> tried to get not just the kernel bits but the entire stack to work
> properly.
>
> Both this and the discard work should still be quite topical if we can
> get the various storage vendors to evaluate our current upstream bits
> in time :-)

As you know, I've been picking away at the discard support from the file
system all the way down to the storage.  I think I should have some good
numbers and guidance come time for the workshop.

I am also interested in discussing all things I/O scheduler.

Oh, and I'd like to attend as well.  ;)

-Jeff