Re: [PATCH][RFC] fs: Add new pre-allocation ioctls to vfs for compatibilitywith legacy xfs ioctls

From: Ankit Jain
Date: Thu Dec 18 2008 - 04:55:31 EST


Felix Blyakher wrote:
>
>> This patch adds ioctls to vfs for compatibility with legacy XFS
>> pre-allocation ioctls (XFS_IOC_*RESVP*). The implementation
>> effectively invokes sys_fallocate for the new ioctls.
>
> I don't think we can use sys_fallocate for XFS_IOC_UNRESVSP*
> commands, which suppose to release currently allocated file
> blocks.
> See more comments below.

My bad :( I'll drop the *UNRESV* completely from the new ioctl and
post an updated patch.

-Ankit
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