inode: note a spot we need to optimise

diff --git a/Kernel/inode.c b/Kernel/inode.c
index d7bfabb..8b3e4d1 100644 (file)
--- a/Kernel/inode.c
+++ b/Kernel/inode.c
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ void readi(inoptr ino, uint8_t flag)
 #if defined(read_direct)
                        if (!ispipe && pblk != NULLBLK && amount == BLKSIZE && read_direct(flag) && bfind(dev, pblk) == 0) {
                                /* we can transfer direct from disk to the userspace buffer */
+                               /* FIXME: allow for async queued I/O here. We want
+                                  an API something like breadasync() that either
+                                  does the cdread() or queues for a smart platform
+                                  or box with floppy tape devices */
                                off_t uostash;
                                usize_t ucstash;
                                uostash = udata.u_offset;                   /* stash file offset */