Re: Interface for the new fallocate() system call

[JÃrn Engel <joern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 9 April 2007 23:01:42 +1000, Paul Mackerras wrote:
> JÃrn Engel writes:
> 
> > Wouldn't that work be confined to fallocate()?  If I understand Heiko
> > correctly, the alternative would slow s390 down for every syscall,
> > including more performance-critical ones.
> 
> The alternative that Jakub suggested wouldn't slow s390 down.

True.  And it appears to be one of the least offensive options we have.

JÃrn

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