Re: [PATCH 1/7] block: Add block_flush_device()

[Andi Kleen]

Chris Mason <chris.mason@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> As far as I know, reiserfs is the only one actively using it to choose
> different code.  It moves a single wait_on_buffer when barriers are on,
> which I took out once to simplify the code.  Ric saw it in some
> benchmark numbers and I put it back in.
>
> Given that it was a long time ago, I don't have a problem with changing
> it to work like all the other filesystems.

When it was a win on reiserfs back then maybe it would be a win
on ext4 or xfs today too?

-Andi


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