Re: [PATCH, 3.7-rc7, RESEND] fs: revert commit bbdd6808 to
fallocate UAPI
[Posted November 28, 2012 by corbet]
| From: |
| Alan Cox <alan-AT-lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> |
| To: |
| "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso-AT-mit.edu> |
| Subject: |
| Re: [PATCH, 3.7-rc7, RESEND] fs: revert commit bbdd6808 to
fallocate UAPI |
| Date: |
| Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:53:45 +0000 |
| Message-ID: |
| <20121126115345.19977e46@pyramind.ukuu.org.uk> |
| Cc: |
| torvalds-AT-linux-foundation.org, Dave Chinner <david-AT-fromorbit.com>,
linux-kernel-AT-vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel-AT-vger.kernel.org |
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> It's not like there is any shortage of flag bits, so what's the harm
> of reserving the bit?
Why not just reserve a small group of bits for fs private use in that
case - for any fs.
Alan
