Re: [PATCH v5 03/10] xfs: create helper to check whether to free eofblocks on inode

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On Fri, Oct 05, 2012 at 10:17:09AM -0400, Brian Foster wrote:
> This check is used in multiple places to determine whether we
> should check for (and potentially free) post EOF blocks on an
> inode. Add a helper to consolidate the check.
> 
> Note that when we remove an inode from the cache (xfs_inactive()),
> we are required to trim post-EOF blocks even if the inode is marked
> preallocated or append-only to maintain correct space accounting.
> The 'force' parameter to xfs_can_free_eofblocks() specifies whether
> we should ignore the prealloc/append-only status of the inode.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Brian Foster <bfoster@xxxxxxxxxx>

Looks good. I'm glad this little mess is going away :)

Reviewed-by: Dave Chinner <dchinner@xxxxxxxxxx>

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