Subject: Re: letting userland issue FUA writes
To: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@shagadelic.org>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@netbsd.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 03/20/2006 08:31:11
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On Mon, Mar 20, 2006 at 02:15:17PM +1100, Daniel Carosone wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 19, 2006 at 07:07:06PM -0800, Bill Studenmund wrote:
>=20
> > My question was if we want both iovec and non-iovec versions.
>=20
> I'm thinking a readx/writex that take an iovec and flags.
>=20
> Then all the previous interfaces can be implemented internally in
> terms of readx/writex (p/non-p as a flag, non-iovec as a
> single synthesised iovec, etc) if worthwhile.

Agreed.

> Worth thinking ahead of what other flags we might want, and what they
> might imply for the interface of the new iovec structure...

Just to be clear, I am not planning on changing the layout of struct=20
iovec. If someone else wants to do it/help me do it, that's fine.

Take care,

Bill

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