Hmm... So the list at the bottom of this page looks accurate? http://www.gnu.org/software/hello/manual/gnulib/posix_005ffadvise.html
If it is, then posix_fadvise works on Linux only? Perhaps madvise will be better then (judging by the much smaller unsupported list)? It seems to run on most platforms: http://www.gnu.org/software/hello/manual/gnulib/madvise.html On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 2:19 AM, Alan Bateman <alan.bate...@sun.com> wrote: > Jason Rutherglen wrote: > >> Alan, >> >> Do you think something like FileDescriptor.setAdvise (mirroring >> posix_fadvise) makes sense? >> >> -J >> > Something like a posix_fadvise would be more appropriate for FileChannel or > maybe as a usage hint when opening the file (the new APIs for opening files > are extensible to allow for additional options in the future or even > implementation specific options). I don't think we've had much interest in > doing this, maybe because it would be a no-op on many operating systems. > > -Alan. >
