[PATCH v4 1/7] fs: introduce write-hint start point for in-kernel hints

From: Kanchan Joshi
Date: Wed Apr 17 2019 - 13:54:36 EST


Introduce "WRITE_LIFE_KERN_MIN". Kernel mode components can define own
write-hints using this as base.

Signed-off-by: Kanchan Joshi <joshi.k@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/fs.h | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index dd28e76..ee27eb4 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ enum rw_hint {
WRITE_LIFE_MEDIUM = RWH_WRITE_LIFE_MEDIUM,
WRITE_LIFE_LONG = RWH_WRITE_LIFE_LONG,
WRITE_LIFE_EXTREME = RWH_WRITE_LIFE_EXTREME,
+/* Kernel should use write-hint starting from this */
+ WRITE_LIFE_KERN_MIN,
};

#define IOCB_EVENTFD (1 << 0)
--
2.7.4