From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from cuda.sgi.com (cuda2.sgi.com [192.48.176.25]) by oss.sgi.com (8.14.3/8.14.3/SuSE Linux 0.8) with ESMTP id p1O1FrRx096300 for ; Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:15:53 -0600 Received: from mail1.slb.deg.dub.stisp.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cuda.sgi.com (Spam Firewall) with SMTP id 66D892F7EC3 for ; Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:18:37 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail1.slb.deg.dub.stisp.net (mail1.slb.deg.dub.stisp.net [84.203.253.98]) by cuda.sgi.com with SMTP id PnHbPfh0jTzDO6pn for ; Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:18:37 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4D65B1EA.4060801@draigBrady.com> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 01:18:34 +0000 From: =?UTF-8?B?UMOhZHJhaWcgQnJhZHk=?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: write 'O_DIRECT' file w/odd amount of data: desirable result? References: <4D648D7D.7040500@tlinx.org> <4D64E2BB.7010000@draigBrady.com> <4D654C2E.2000703@tlinx.org> In-Reply-To: <4D654C2E.2000703@tlinx.org> List-Id: XFS Filesystem from SGI List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Sender: xfs-bounces@oss.sgi.com Errors-To: xfs-bounces@oss.sgi.com To: "Linda A. Walsh" Cc: LKML , xfs-oss T24gMjMvMDIvMTEgMTg6MDQsIExpbmRhIEEuIFdhbHNoIHdyb3RlOgo+IEkgdHJpZWQgdXNpbmcg dGhlICdpZmxhZz1mdWxsYmxvY2snIGFzIHlvdSByZWNvbW1lbmQgYW5kIGl0IG1hZGUgdGhlCj4g cHJvYmxlbQo+ICdjb25zaXN0ZW50JyB3aXRoIHRoZSBvdXRwdXQgb2YgJ21idWZmZXInLCBpLmUu IGl0IHRyYW5zZmVyZWQgbGVzcyBkYXRhCj4gYW5kIHRoZSB0cnVuY2F0aW9uIHdhcyBjb25zaXN0 ZW50IHdpdGggYSA1MTJNIGRpdmlzb3IsIGluZGljYXRpbmcgaXQgd2FzCj4gJ2NhdCcgZGVmYXVs dCByZWNvcmQgb3V0cHV0IHNpemUgdGhhdCB3YXMgY2F1c2luZyB0aGUgZGlmZmVyZW5jZS4KClJp Z2h0LiBUaGF0J3MgZXhwZWN0ZWQgYXMgd2l0aCAnZnVsbGJsb2NrJywgYm90aCBtYnVmZmVyIGFu ZCBkZAp3aWxsIHJlYWQvd3JpdGUgNTEyTSBhdCBhIHRpbWUuIEJvdGggd2lsbCBmYWlsIGluIHRo ZSBzYW1lCndheSB3aGVuIHRoZXkgdHJ5IHRvIHdyaXRlIHRoZSBvZGQgc2l6ZWQgY2h1bmsgYXQg dGhlIGVuZC4KVGhpcyB3YXMgb25seSBjaGFuZ2VkIGZvciBkZCBpbiB2ZXJzaW9uIGNvcmV1dGls cyA3LjUKKHdoZXJlIGl0IHJldmVydHMgdG8gYSBzdGFuZGFyZCB3cml0ZSBmb3IgdGhlIGxhc3Qg Y2h1bmspCgo+IEkndmUgdHJpZWQgc2lnbmlmaWNhbnRseSBzaG9ydGVyIGZpbGVzIGFuZCBOT1Qg aGFkIHRoaXMgcHJvYmxlbQo+IChyZWNvcmQgc2l6ZT02NGssIGFuZCAyIGZpbGVzIG9uZWF0IDY0 KzU3aykuIEJvdGggY29waWVkCj4gZmluZS4KPiBTb21ldGhpbmcgdG8gZG8gd2l0aCBsYXJnZSBm aWxlIGJ1ZmZlcnMuCgpTbWFsbCBibG9ja3MgY2F1c2UgYW4gaXNzdWUgb24gZXh0WzM0XSBhdCBs ZWFzdC4KSSBtb2RpZmllZCBkZCBoZXJlIHRvIGJlaGF2ZSBsaWtlIHlvdXJzIGFuZCBnb3Q6CiQg dHJ1bmNhdGUgLXM1MTMgc21hbGwKJCBkZCBvZmxhZz1kaXJlY3QgaWY9c21hbGwgb2Y9c21hbGwu b3V0Ci4vZGQ6IHdyaXRpbmcgYHNtYWxsLm91dCc6IEludmFsaWQgYXJndW1lbnQKCj4gT2YgKlNJ R05JRklDQU5UKiBub3RlLiAgSW4gdHJ5aW5nIHRvIGNyZWF0ZSBhbiBlbXB0eSBmaWxlIG9mIHRo ZSBzaXplCj4gdXNlZCwgZnJvbSBzY3JhdGNoLCB1c2luZyAneGZzX21rZmlsZScsIEkgZ290IGFu IGVycm9yOgo+IAo+PiAgeGZzX21rZmlsZSA1Nzc2NDE5Njk2IHRlc3RmaWxlCj4gcHdyaXRlNjQ6 IEludmFsaWQgYXJndW1lbnQKCkxvb2tzIGxpa2UgdGhhdCB1c2VzIHRoZSBzYW1lIE9fRElSRUNU IHdyaXRlCm1ldGhvZCB3aXRoIHRoZSBzYW1lIGlzc3Vlcz8KWW91IGNvdWxkIHRyeSBmYWxsb2Nh dGUoMSkgd2hpY2ggaXMgbmV3bHkgYXZhaWxhYmxlCmluIHV0aWwtbGludXggYW5kIG1pZ2h0IGJl IHN1cHBvcnRlZCBieSB5b3VyIHhmcy4KCmNoZWVycywKUMOhZHJhaWcuCgpwLnMuIGRkIHdvdWxk IGlmIHdyaXR0ZW4gdG9kYXkgZGVmYXVsdCB0byB1c2luZyBmdWxsYmxvY2suCkZvciBiYWNrd2Fy ZHMgYW5kIFBPU0lYIGNvbXBhdCB0aG91Z2ggd2UgbXVzdCBrZWVwCnRoZSBjdXJyZW50IGRlZmF1 bHQgYmVoYXZpb3IKCnAucC5zLiBUaGVyZSBhcmUgc2l0dWF0aW9ucyB3ZXJlIGZ1bGxibG9jayBp cyByZXF1aXJlZCwKYW5kIEknbGwgcGF0Y2ggZGQgc29vbiB0byBhdXRvIGFwcGx5IHRoYXQgb3B0 aW9uIHdoZW4gYXBwcm9wcmlhdGUuCltpb11mbGFnPWRpcmVjdCBpcyBvbmUgb2YgdGhvc2UgY2Fz ZXMgSSB0aGluay4KCnAucC5wLnMgY29yZXV0aWxzIDguMTEgc2hvdWxkIGhhdmUgdGhlIG9mbGFn PW5vY2FjaGUgb3B0aW9uCndoaWNoIHdpbGwgd3JpdGUgdG8gZGlzayB3aXRob3V0IHVzaW5nIHVw IHlvdXIgcGFnZSBjYWNoZSwKYW5kIGFsc28gYXZvaWRpbmcgT19ESVJFQ1QgY29uc3RyYWludHMu CgpfX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fXwp4ZnMgbWFp bGluZyBsaXN0Cnhmc0Bvc3Muc2dpLmNvbQpodHRwOi8vb3NzLnNnaS5jb20vbWFpbG1hbi9saXN0 aW5mby94ZnMK