[PATCHv10 0/9] write hints with nvme fdp, scsi streams

[Christoph Hellwig]

On Fri, Nov 08, 2024 at 05:43:44PM +0000, Javier Gonzalez wrote:
> We have been iterating in the patches for years, but it is unfortunately
> one of these series that go in circles forever. I don't think it is due
> to any specific problem, but mostly due to unaligned requests form
> different folks reviewing. Last time I talked to Damien he asked me to 
> send the patches again; we have not followed through due to bandwidth.

A big problem is that it actually lacks a killer use case.  If you'd
actually manage to plug it into an in-kernel user and show a real
speedup people might actually be interested in it and help optimizing
for it.