Subj : [$] The problem of unnecessary readahead
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From : LWN.net
Date : Fri Apr 18 2025 15:30:08

[$] The problem of unnecessary readahead

Date:
Fri, 18 Apr 2025 14:24:12 +0000

Description:
The final session in the memory-management track of the 2025 Linux Storage,
Filesystem, Memory-Management, and BPF Summit was a brief, last-minute
addition run by Kalesh Singh.  The kernel's readahead mechanism is
generally good for performance; it ensures that data is present by the time
an application gets around to asking for it.  Sometimes, though, readahead
can go a little too far.

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