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Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC] Replace posix-aio with custom thread pool


From: Gerd Hoffmann
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC] Replace posix-aio with custom thread pool
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:12:49 +0100
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Andrea Arcangeli wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 12:17:58PM -0600, Anthony Liguori wrote:
>> You assume that anything using bdrv_aio_readv/writev will be going through 
>> a DMA API.  This isn't a safe assumption.
> 
> Well it's obviously a safe assumption right now... ;)

Well, the xen block backend in my xen patch queue calls bdrv_* directly
right now.  Dunno whenever it is possible/useful to fit the grant table
stuff into the upcoming dma api somehow.

cheers,
  Gerd





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