prasanna wakhare a dit : > Hi, > I would suggest to go through code in mm/filemap.c and > this function, > generic_file_direct_IO in it. > Secondly good explaination is given in book > "Understanding The Linux Kernel" by Cesati and Bovet > by O'REILLY. > Thanks > Prasanna Thanks a lot Prasana. Christian > > --- chgans@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I'am searching documentation on direct io feature on >> Linux, but i haven't >> found details on it (only changelogs, mailing list >> threads, kernel patches >> and so on). >> - i would know what kernel parts is the >> responsability of supporting >> direct io? is it FS related or block devices related >> or both? >> - i would know if direct io is possible when using >> flash filesystem (via >> Linux MTD, jffs2, cramfs...). >> >> Thanks for any point out. >> >> Christian >> >> >> >> -- >> Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux >> kernel. >> Archive: >> http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ >> FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ >> >> > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
