Re: TAKE 972756 - Implement fallocate.

[Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

David Chinner wrote:
> Implement fallocate.
> 
> Implement the new generic callout for file preallocation.
> Atomically change the file size if requested.
> 
> 
> Date:  Fri Nov  2 13:42:52 AEDT 2007
> Workarea:  chook.melbourne.sgi.com:/build/dgc/isms/2.6.x-xfs
> Inspected by:  hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> The following file(s) were checked into:
>   longdrop.melbourne.sgi.com:/isms/linux/2.6.x-xfs-melb
> 
> 
> Modid:  xfs-linux-melb:xfs-kern:30009a
> fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c - 1.268 - changed
http://oss.sgi.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/xfs-linux/> 
linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c.diff?r1=text&tr1=1.268&r2=text&tr2=1.267&f=h
> http://oss.sgi.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/xfs-linux/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c.diff?r1=text&tr1=1.268&r2=text&tr2=1.267&f=h
>       - implement ->fallocate()
> 
> 
> 

Is this ever going to go upstream...?

-eric