Re: copy offload support in Linux - new system call needed?

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On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 02:19:43PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> On 12/14/2011 11:59 AM, Jeremy Allison wrote:
> >>
> >> Can we resurrect this effort? Is copyfile() still a good way to go,
> >> or should we look at other hooks?
> > 
> > Windows uses a COPYCHUNK call, which specifies the
> > following parameters:
> > 
> > Definition of a copy "chunk":
> > 
> > hyper source_off;
> > hyper target_off;
> > uint32 length;
> > 
> > and an array of these chunks which is passed
> > into their kernel.
> > 
> > This is what we have to implement in Samba.
> > 
> 
> Could we do this by (re-)allowing sendfile() between two files?

Oooh - nice idea ! Yes, having a completely symmetric sendfile
which allows socket -> file, file -> socket, socket -> socket,
file -> file would be a great idea (IMHO).

Jeremy.
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