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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/fs.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/fs.h | 9 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h index e2d892b201b0..8b5c486bd4a2 100644 --- a/include/linux/fs.h +++ b/include/linux/fs.h @@ -930,10 +930,15 @@ struct fown_struct { * struct file_ra_state - Track a file's readahead state. * @start: Where the most recent readahead started. * @size: Number of pages read in the most recent readahead. - * @async_size: Start next readahead when this many pages are left. - * @ra_pages: Maximum size of a readahead request. + * @async_size: Numer of pages that were/are not needed immediately + * and so were/are genuinely "ahead". Start next readahead when + * the first of these pages is accessed. + * @ra_pages: Maximum size of a readahead request, copied from the bdi. * @mmap_miss: How many mmap accesses missed in the page cache. * @prev_pos: The last byte in the most recent read request. + * + * When this structure is passed to ->readahead(), the "most recent" + * readahead means the current readahead. */ struct file_ra_state { pgoff_t start; |