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. ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
