readahead: remove the local copy of ra in do_generic_mapping_read()
The local copy of ra in do_generic_mapping_read() can now go away. It predates readanead(req_size). In a time when the readahead code was called on *every* single page. Hence a local has to be made to reduce the chance of the readahead state being overwritten by a concurrent reader. More details in: Linux: Random File I/O Regressions In 2.6 <http://kerneltrap.org/node/3039> Cc: Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@yahoo.com.au> Signed-off-by: NFengguang Wu <wfg@mail.ustc.edu.cn> Cc: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> Signed-off-by: NAndrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: NLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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