Re: [PATCH] vfs: Export do_fallocate() to kernel modules

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On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 02:47:55PM -0700, Thieu Le wrote:
> Export do_fallocate() so layered file systems such as ecryptfs can take
> advantage of this interface.  Existing interfaces to the fallocate
> facilities require a file descriptor which is not available to layered
> file systems.

Details, please.  do_fallocate() does shitloads of checks, probably pointless
for ecryptfs and its ilk, but I want to see users for that export before
I can say whether it's OK or not.
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