Re: 2.6.19 -mm merge plans

[Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@gmail.com>]

On Thu, Sep 21, 2006 at 04:59:18PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > On Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 01:54:38PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > > 
> > >  The readahead code is complex, I'm unconvinced that it has a lot of benefit
> > >  and Wu has gone quiet.  Will drop.
> > 
> > Sorry, I've been putting efforts to meet the deadline of the google
> > SoC project "Rapid linux desktop startup through pre-caching", which
> > still can not be called success for now. And there's my pending paper
> > work...
> 
> Oh, OK.
> 
> That's a neat thing to be working on.

Thank you.

FYI: I attached a little presentation work, one for the boot time
stuff, another for the readahead patch.

> > I should be able to come back and concentrate on the readahead patch
> > after one month, whether it be dropped for now.  I guess it can be
> > further improved in complexity and performance.  It also needs a good
> > document for the overall design and benefits.  And sure the
> > performance numbers :-)
> 
> I'll hang onto the patches then - they're causing little maintenance
> trouble for me.

Sorry, I can imagine it, which upsets me.
I'll try to settle it in the next 3-month cycle.

Thanks,
Fengguang Wu

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