Re: [PATCH 1/5][TAKE3] fallocate() implementation on i86, x86_64 and powerpc

[Mingming Cao <cmm@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 01:33 +0530, Amit K. Arora wrote:
> This patch implements sys_fallocate() and adds support on i386, x86_64
> and powerpc platforms.

> @@ -1137,6 +1148,8 @@ struct inode_operations {
>       ssize_t (*listxattr) (struct dentry *, char *, size_t);
>       int (*removexattr) (struct dentry *, const char *);
>       void (*truncate_range)(struct inode *, loff_t, loff_t);
> +     long (*fallocate)(struct inode *inode, int mode, loff_t offset,
> +                       loff_t len);
>  };

Does the return value from fallocate inode operation has to be *long*?
It's not consistent with the ext4_fallocate() define in patch 4/5, 

+int ext4_fallocate(struct inode *inode, int mode, loff_t offset, loff_t
len)

thus cause compile warnings.



Mingming