> - respect application hints (madvice, fadvice) This is a bit of a "chicken and egg" situation; people won't rewrite apps because the kernel doesn't implement it... kernel hackers don't see any point in implementing it while apps generally don't use it. I say implement it ASAP! Andy -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/