Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1757218AbXEVEJT (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 May 2007 00:09:19 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1755288AbXEVEJI (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 May 2007 00:09:08 -0400 Received: from smtp2.linux-foundation.org ([207.189.120.14]:59610 "EHLO smtp2.linux-foundation.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755107AbXEVEJF (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 May 2007 00:09:05 -0400 Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 21:07:08 -0700 From: Andrew Morton To: Michael Halcrow Cc: LKML , linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] eCryptfs: Delay writing 0's after llseek until write Message-Id: <20070521210708.67d365dc.akpm@linux-foundation.org> In-Reply-To: <20070521230021.GD3621@us.ibm.com> References: <20070521230021.GD3621@us.ibm.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.4.1 (GTK+ 2.8.17; x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 508 Lines: 13 On Mon, 21 May 2007 18:00:21 -0500 Michael Halcrow wrote: > Delay writing 0's out in eCryptfs after a seek past the end of the > file until data is actually written. a) why? b) what is the impact upon a user of them not having this patch? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/