* Andrew Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I must say that it's not really clear to me why this fdmap thing was > created. Exactly what problem is it solving, and what properties is > it designed to have? > > Could not a (prehaps suitably modified) IDR tree have adequately > provided those properties? > > I'm sure it's good stuff, but the patches were presented as if we all > know what they're for. But I don't. Maybe I was asleep at the time.
i think this sums it up: http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0705.3/2490.html and some more, with a benchmark as well: http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Kernel/2007-05/msg13685.html ( blame Google for picking up two different lkml archives for the two searches i did :-) Ingo - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
