kernel-mode components can define own write-hints using "WRITE_LIFE_KERN_MIN" as base. Signed-off-by: Kanchan Joshi <joshi.k@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- include/linux/fs.h | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h index 29d8e2c..6a2673e 100644 --- a/include/linux/fs.h +++ b/include/linux/fs.h @@ -291,6 +291,8 @@ enum rw_hint { WRITE_LIFE_MEDIUM = RWH_WRITE_LIFE_MEDIUM, WRITE_LIFE_LONG = RWH_WRITE_LIFE_LONG, WRITE_LIFE_EXTREME = RWH_WRITE_LIFE_EXTREME, +/* Kernel should use write-hint starting from this */ + WRITE_LIFE_KERN_MIN, }; #define IOCB_EVENTFD (1 << 0) -- 2.7.4