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O_HOT and O_COLD

O_HOT and O_COLD

Posted Apr 26, 2012 21:11 UTC (Thu) by jengelh (subscriber, #33263)
Parent article: O_HOT and O_COLD

>O_HOT files will be placed in low-numbered blocks, while O_COLD files occupy the high-numbered blocks—but only if the filesystem is stored on a rotating device.

That however makes certain assumptions (<- not good) about where low-numbered blocks are stored. Think vinyl :)


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O_HOT and O_COLD

Posted Apr 30, 2012 10:16 UTC (Mon) by dmk (subscriber, #50141) [Link]

Why O_HOT and O_COLD? Why not O_IKNOWWHATIMDOING_1 and O_IKNOWWHATIMDOING_2 ?

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