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What are typical use cases for direct I/O? I never stumbled upon anything that used it. Intuitively, I would assume specialized logging applications or database

by _pmf_ 9y ago

What are typical use cases for direct I/O? I never stumbled upon anything that used it. Intuitively, I would assume specialized logging applications or databases, but even these seem to use other mechanisms.

seastarer 9y ago
Specialized logging applications, databases, userspace filesystems, and virtual machine monitors.