madvise(ptr, len, MADV_SEQUENTIAL)

[Alan Bateman]

Jason Rutherglen wrote:
> Alan,
>
> Do you think something like FileDescriptor.setAdvise (mirroring 
> posix_fadvise) makes sense?
>
> -J
Something like a posix_fadvise would be more appropriate for FileChannel 
or maybe as a usage hint when opening the file (the new APIs for opening 
files are extensible to allow for additional options in the future or 
even implementation specific options). I don't think we've had much 
interest in doing this, maybe because it would be a no-op on many 
operating systems.

-Alan.