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From: John Dyson <dyson@dyson.iquest.net>
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Subject: Re: vnode and cluster read-ahead
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Date: Wed, 2 Oct 1996 10:22:16 -0500 (EST)
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In-Reply-To: <199610021452.HAA07229@root.com> from "David Greenman" at Oct 2, 96 07:52:03 am
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>
>    Even if we did want to change it, there really isn't a way to do what
> you're suggesting above - you don't have access to the file struct at the
> level that the clustering decision is made. You'd have to change the code
> to propagate clustering hints from the read/write system calls. Yuck.
> 
I actually thought about doing it (and may have discussed it with you, David),
and I think that was my conclusion also.  The existing interfaces don't
convieniently support it.

John