Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 11:57:52 +0200 From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> To: Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libstand close.c lseek.c open.c read.c stand.h Message-ID: <57819.968147872@critter> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 05 Sep 2000 02:52:51 PDT." <200009050952.CAA81554@freefall.freebsd.org>
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In message <200009050952.CAA81554@freefall.freebsd.org>, Mike Smith writes: >msmith 2000/09/05 02:52:50 PDT > > Modified files: > lib/libstand close.c lseek.c open.c read.c stand.h > Log: > Implement readahead buffering for non-raw files. This drastically improves > the efficiency of byte-by-byte read operations on filesystems not already > supported by the block cache (especially NFS). > > This should be a welcome change for users booting via PXE, as the loader > now reads its startup files almost instantly, instead of taking tens of > seconds. Tested by: phk Highly appreciated by: phk -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD coreteam member | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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