Re: posix_fadvise

From: Jamie Lokier (lk@tantalophile.demon.co.uk)
Date: Fri Apr 14 2000 - 03:58:11 EST


Ulrich Drepper wrote:
> #define POSIX_FADV_NORMAL 0 /* No further special treatment. */
> #define POSIX_FADV_RANDOM 1 /* Expect random page references. */
> #define POSIX_FADV_SEQUENTIAL 2 /* Expect sequential page references. */
> #define POSIX_FADV_WILLNEED 3 /* Will need these pages. */
> #define POSIX_FADV_DONTNEED 4 /* Don't need these pages. */
> #define POSIX_FADV_NOREUSE 5 /* Data will be accessed once. */

What does POSIX_FADV_DONTNEED mean? MADV_DONTNEED has at least three
incompatible meanings between different unix systems...

-- Jamie

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