Re: [RFC PATCH] nfs: Support posix_fadvise(POSIX_FADV_RANDOM) on nfs server.

[Chuck Lever]

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On Jun 23, 2012, at 7:51 AM, Jim Rees <rees@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Namjae Jeon wrote:
> 
>  From: Namjae Jeon <namjae.jeon@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
>  This patch disable readahead for a file on NFS Server when
>  posix_fadvise(fd..., POSIX_FADV_RANDOM) is called on NFS
>  Client.
> 
> It looks like you're adding an argument to the read op.  Wouldn't that be an
> incompatible change?  In which case wouldn't it be better to propose this
> for inclusion in NFS 4.2?  In fact didn't Dean propose this?  What ever
> happened with that?

Yes, posix_fadvise support is part of NFSv4.2.

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