Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2018 17:42:21 +0100
From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
To: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>, linux-block@vger.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-aio@kvack.org,
        jmoyer@redhat.com, clm@fb.com
Subject: Re: [PATCHSET v8] Support for polled and buffered aio (and more)
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On Sun, Dec 16, 2018 at 09:37:25AM -0700, Jens Axboe wrote:
> On 12/16/18 9:34 AM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> > Any chance you could send the series that just optimize the existing
> > aio code and don't need new interface as an initial prep series?
> > 
> > Batching things up should make it a little easier to review, and with
> > a little luck those "simple" patches might still make 4.21.  Make
> > sure to include Al on the series, please.
> 
> Sure, I can do that. So basically all of the optimizations, but none of
> the features (like polling)? Would require serious refactoring though,
> but not impossible.
> 
> Or do you mean everything up to polled IO for old style aio, just
> excluding the new ring interfaces?

No, just the various little optimizations and cleanups towards the
beginning of the series.  Shouldn't really require any refactoring.

> 
> -- 
> Jens Axboe
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