Re: [PATCH] ext4: make xattr inode reads faster

On Jul 12, 2017, at 1:29 AM, Tahsin Erdogan wrote: > > ext4_xattr_inode_read() currently reads each block sequentially while > waiting for io operation to complete before moving on to the next > block. This prevents request merging in block layer. > > Fix this by starting reads for all blocks th

[PATCH] ext4: make xattr inode reads faster

ext4_xattr_inode_read() currently reads each block sequentially while waiting for io operation to complete before moving on to the next block. This prevents request merging in block layer. Fix this by starting reads for all blocks then wait for completions. Signed-off-by: Tahsin Erdogan --- fs/