Re: iblock vs fileio

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On 11/24/2011 01:03 AM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> If you use a block device use iblock - it's generall going to be a lot
> faster and more efficient.  If you want to use regular files use the
> file backend.  That naming should make it kinda obvious, except for the
> weird "i" in iblock that still keeps confusing me.

Nick,

What does the "i" in iblock mean?

Would you take a patch to just call it "block"?

Also, speaking of adjusting names (and causing havoc), what do you think
about shortening all filenames by removing "target_core_" from the start
of all of them? iscsi/ could also get a similar treatment.

-- Andy
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