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diff --git a/hurd/translator/ext2fs.mdwn b/hurd/translator/ext2fs.mdwn index bc43644f..a89b40b1 100644 --- a/hurd/translator/ext2fs.mdwn +++ b/hurd/translator/ext2fs.mdwn @@ -89,6 +89,37 @@ small backend stores, like floppy devices. <youpi> which can be quite probable +##### IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2013-03-19 + + <braunr> youpi: i'm back on polishing the large store patch + <braunr> did you remember seeing something else than the bzero/memset + out-of-scope changes ? + <braunr> (i mean, readily noticeable) + <youpi> I don't remember + <braunr> ok + <braunr> the original code already assumes mmap succeeds + <braunr> is it ok to consider the patch can do the same ? + <youpi> I'd say so + <braunr> ok + <braunr> youpi: actually, it looks like a good part of the patch isn't + related to large stores + <braunr> for example, in ext2fs/inode.c, there are calls to + dino_ref/dino_deref + <youpi> hum + <braunr> i'm not sure at all these have anything to do with handling large + stores + <youpi> but dino_ref is introduced by this patch, isn't it? + <braunr> it replaces dino + <youpi> yes, it replaces it because the dino() approach can't work beyond + 2GiB + <braunr> i see + <braunr> youpi: i'd like to replace the recursive call to + disk_cache_block_ref with a goto, is that fine with you ? + <youpi> looks ok to me + <youpi> better than relying on tail recursion + <braunr> that's the idea :) + + #### [[libpager]] API change ##### IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2013-03-04 |