[Gdal-dev] caching of the blocks

[Frank Warmerdam]

Stephane Routelous wrote:
> Hi Frank,
> 
> Thanks a lot for your quick answer.
> I need to use the ReadBlock to have the best performances, and also because
> of the resampling.
> I will continue to use it and implement my own cache mecanism.
> 

Stephane,

Note, you can call RasterIO() at 1:1 resolution on exact block boundaries
and you will have essentially the same performance but with GDAL block
caching kicking in.

Best regards,
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