> On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 12:12 AM, Rohit Sharma <imreckless@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > How does ext2 allocate blocks for directory. > > > > ext2_mkdir calls ext2_make_empty > > > > ext2_make_empty calls __ext2_write_begin > > > > __ ext2_write_begin calls block_write_begin > > > > my query is that how does this function allocates blocks for directories. ?? > > > > Does ext2 uses ext2_get_block to allocate blocks for both files and > directories. ?? Yes, exactly. Ext2 (unlike ext3 or ext4) treats directories the same ways as ordinary files and thus ext2_get_block is used for block allocation. Honza -- Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx> SuSE CR Labs -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
