From: Eric Sandeen Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext4: Add support for SFITRIM, an ioctl for secure FITRIM. Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 22:12:07 -0500 Message-ID: <539A6C07.5090904@redhat.com> References: <1402625647-31439-1-git-send-email-jpa@google.com> <539A63C1.8010809@redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org, Geremy Condra , "linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org" To: JP Abgrall Return-path: Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:65200 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751817AbaFMDMF (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Jun 2014 23:12:05 -0400 In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-ext4-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 6/12/14, 10:02 PM, JP Abgrall wrote: > On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 7:36 PM, Eric Sandeen wrote: > >> IOWS: your commit log says what, but not why. > > Will upload a version with some more "why". > > >> You're adding a new high-level IOCTL, so let's get a bit more >> visibility than just linux-ext4; linux-fsdevel cc'd. > > Wasn't too sure about that one, because I didn't feel like committing > to other FSes for now even if they do have FITRIM. > Will remember to include them. You don't need to implement it for other filesystems, but whether or not this should be a new fs-level ioctl is something worth airing out on linux-fsdevel. Thanks, -Eric