| Date | Fri, 22 Sep 2006 08:32:23 +0800 | From | Fengguang Wu <> | Subject | Re: 2.6.19 -mm merge plans |
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On Thu, Sep 21, 2006 at 04:59:18PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 01:54:38PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote: > > > > > > The readahead code is complex, I'm unconvinced that it has a lot of benefit > > > and Wu has gone quiet. Will drop. > > > > Sorry, I've been putting efforts to meet the deadline of the google > > SoC project "Rapid linux desktop startup through pre-caching", which > > still can not be called success for now. And there's my pending paper > > work... > > Oh, OK. > > That's a neat thing to be working on.
Thank you.
FYI: I attached a little presentation work, one for the boot time stuff, another for the readahead patch.
> > I should be able to come back and concentrate on the readahead patch > > after one month, whether it be dropped for now. I guess it can be > > further improved in complexity and performance. It also needs a good > > document for the overall design and benefits. And sure the > > performance numbers :-) > > I'll hang onto the patches then - they're causing little maintenance > trouble for me.
Sorry, I can imagine it, which upsets me. I'll try to settle it in the next 3-month cycle.
Thanks, Fengguang Wu [unhandled content-type:application/pdf][unhandled content-type:application/pdf] |