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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:24:43 +0530
From: Ankit Jain <me@ankitjain.org>
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To: Felix Blyakher <felixb@sgi.com>
CC: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>, Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH][RFC] fs: Add new pre-allocation ioctls to vfs for compatibility
 with legacy xfs ioctls
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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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