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+From: Suresh Jayaraman <sjayaraman-l3A5Bk7waGM@public.gmane.org>
+Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 06/10] cifs: define inode-level cache object and
+ register them
+Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:20:14 +0530
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+Cc: Steve French <smfrench-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>, linux-cifs-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
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+On 06/23/2010 10:32 PM, David Howells wrote:
+> Suresh Jayaraman <sjayaraman-l3A5Bk7waGM@public.gmane.org> wrote:
+>
+>> Define inode-level data storage objects (managed by cifsInodeInfo structs).
+>> Each inode-level object is created in a super-block level object and is
+>> itself a data storage object in to which pages from the inode are stored.
+>>
+>> The inode object is keyed by UniqueId. The coherency data being used is
+>> LastWriteTime and the file size.
+>
+> Isn't there a file creation time too?
+
+I think the creation time is currently being ignored as we won't be able
+to accomodate in POSIX stat struct.
+
+> I take it you don't support caching on files that are open for writing at this
+> time?
+>
+
+Yes.
+
+
+--
+Suresh Jayaraman
+
+