On Tue, 30 Aug 2005, Gilboa Davara wrote:

> > Anyway, if you don't know how to use O_DIRECT from inside the kernel,
> > why don't you take a look at the part in teh kernel that implments
> > O_DIRECT from user space and do the same thing?
>
> Already on it; However, this code is fairly complex. It involves the
> file management, vmm, etc. It's very easy to get lost in there... :/
> If I can save the next 3 days of ctags drilling (or at least get some
> pointers as for where to look) I'll be one happy man.

you can save the next 3 days by deciding this is a very good idea to learn
how this code works, without taking short-cuts, since you'll need this
knowledge later on when you'll have bugs, when you'll need to make it
behave a little differently, etc.

-- 
guy

 "saving time is in the eye of the beholder" - nob o. dy
 "a day spent reading your source is a day well spent" - anon y. mous.


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