Re: 2.4.0-test8-pre1 is quite bad / how about integrating Rik's VM now?

From: Linus Torvalds (torvalds@transmeta.com)
Date: Sun Sep 03 2000 - 00:50:04 EST


On Sun, 3 Sep 2000, Alexander Viro wrote:
> >
> > Comments? Basically the "grab_cache_page()" would be a "read_cache_page()"
> > instead with all the wait-on-page etc stuff.
>
> Works for me. However, that way it looks like a fs/buffer.c fodder.
> Mind if I just call it block_zero_page(page, from, to) and export it?

Not at all. In fact, I'd prefer it that way, because this same thing is
obviously going to be useful for any other block filesystem with the same
issue.

Thanks,

                Linus

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