On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 1:12 PM, Rohit Sharma <imreckless@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 4:09 AM, Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx> wrote: >>> 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. >> > > Can i modify this function to restrict allocation of blocks > to a particular block group ? Did you forget to mention "ONLY FOR YOUR PERSONAL USE, IN YOUR PRIVATE KERNEL". > > Like i want that my abc.txt file should be in block group 5 suppose, then > what should i do? > >> 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 > > -- Regards, Sandeep. "To learn is to change. Education is a process that changes the learner." -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
