linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 4/7][TAKE5] support new modes in fallocate

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Date:	Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:39:40 +1000
From:	Nathan Scott <nscott@...nex.com>
To:	"Amit K. Arora" <aarora@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	David Chinner <dgc@....com>, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
	suparna@...ibm.com, cmm@...ibm.com, xfs@....sgi.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/7][TAKE5] support new modes in fallocate

On Thu, 2007-06-28 at 23:49 +0530, Amit K. Arora wrote:
> 
> > Correct, but for swap files that's not an issue - no user should be
> able
> > too read them, and FA_MKSWAP would really need root privileges to
> execute.
> 
> Will the FA_MKSWAP mode still be required with your suggested change
> of
> teaching do_mpage_readpage() about unwritten extents being in place ?
> Or, will you still like to have FA_MKSWAP mode ? 

There's no need for a MKSWAP flag.

cheers.

--
Nathan

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