Re: [PATCH 1/3] block: invalidate the page cache when issuing BLKZEROOUT.

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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] block: invalidate the page cache when issuing BLKZEROOUT.
From: Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 18:16:13 -0700
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On 09/28/16 17:39, Darrick J. Wong wrote:

Invalidate the page cache (as a regular O_DIRECT write would do) to avoid
returning stale cache contents at a later time.


Reviewed-by: Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@xxxxxxxxxxx>

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References:
- [PATCH v10 0/3] fallocate for block devices
  - From: Darrick J. Wong
- [PATCH 1/3] block: invalidate the page cache when issuing BLKZEROOUT.
  - From: Darrick J. Wong

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