Block layer optimizations for flash

Registered by Per Förlin

Improve Linux I/O schedulers towards flash media characteristics, add support for larger block size than 4k in VFS, make file systems a ware of the erase block size.

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Status:
Not started
Approver:
Paul McKenney
Priority:
Undefined
Drafter:
Arnd Bergmann
Direction:
Needs approval
Assignee:
None
Definition:
Approved
Series goal:
None
Implementation:
Deferred
Milestone target:
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