Add new mode to ->fallocate() to allow allocation to occur beyond the current EOF without changing the file size. Implement in XFS ->fallocate() vector. Signed-Off-By: Dave Chinner <dgc@xxxxxxx> --- fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c | 8 +++++--- include/linux/fs.h | 1 + 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) Index: 2.6.x-xfs-new/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c =================================================================== --- 2.6.x-xfs-new.orig/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c 2007-04-30 11:02:16.000000000 +1000 +++ 2.6.x-xfs-new/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c 2007-04-30 11:09:48.233375382 +1000 @@ -833,11 +833,13 @@ xfs_vn_fallocate( VNODE_POSITION_XFS); switch (mode) { - case FA_ALLOCATE: /* changes file size */ - error = xfs_change_file_space(bdp, XFS_IOC_RESVSP, - &bf, 0, NULL, 0); + case FA_ALLOCATE: /* changes file size */ if (offset + len > i_size_read(inode)) do_setattr = offset + len; + /* FALL THROUGH */ + case FA_PREALLOCATE: /* no filesize change */ + error = xfs_change_file_space(bdp, XFS_IOC_RESVSP, + &bf, 0, NULL, 0); break; case FA_DEALLOCATE: /* XXX: changes file size? this just punches a hole */ Index: 2.6.x-xfs-new/include/linux/fs.h =================================================================== --- 2.6.x-xfs-new.orig/include/linux/fs.h 2007-04-27 18:48:01.000000000 +1000 +++ 2.6.x-xfs-new/include/linux/fs.h 2007-04-30 11:08:05.790903661 +1000 @@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ extern int dir_notify_enable; */ #define FA_ALLOCATE 0x1 #define FA_DEALLOCATE 0x2 +#define FA_PREALLOCATE 0x3 #ifdef __KERNEL__ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html