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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2] xen_disk: support "direct-io-safe" backend o
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Ian Jackson |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2] xen_disk: support "direct-io-safe" backend option |
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Fri, 28 Jun 2013 11:44:41 +0100 |
Alex Bligh writes ("Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2] xen_disk: support
"direct-io-safe" backend option"):
> Stefano,
> --On 27 June 2013 19:16:30 +0100 Stefano Stabellini
> <address@hidden> wrote:
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> > * Therefore this option gives the backend permission to use
> > * O_DIRECT, notwithstanding that bug.
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> Looks useful. Are you planning to do this for both emulated and pv
> disks?
Emulated disks don't have the same problem because they don't try to
use O_DIRECT on pages shared with the guest via the Xen grant table
mechanism.
Ian.