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In gfs2_file_buffered_write, to increase the likelihood that all the user memory we're trying to write will be resident in memory, carry out the write in chunks and fault in each chunk of user memory before trying to write it. Otherwise, some workloads will trigger frequent short "internal" writes, causing filesystem blocks to be allocated and then partially deallocated again when writing into holes, which is wasteful and breaks reservations. Neither the chunked writes nor any of the short "internal" writes are user visible. Signed-off-by: Andreas Gruenbacher <agruenba@redhat.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.