* 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
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