Even though the name read_buffer_size implies that the variable controls only read buffering, but it actually does dual purpose by providing sequential IO buffering for both reads and writes.
In case of write buffering, it groups the sequential writes until read_buffer_size(it is min(read_buffer_size, 8K)); and then actually does the physical write once the buffer is full. [...]
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