linux-ext4 - Re: [RFC][PATCH 2/7]ext4: Add EXT4_IOC_CLR_GLOBAL_ALLOC

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Date:	Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:20:15 +0900
From:	Akira Fujita <a-fujita@...jp.nec.com>
To:	Andreas Dilger <adilger@....com>
CC:	"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 2/7]ext4: Add EXT4_IOC_CLR_GLOBAL_ALLOC_RULE	clears
 block allocation restriction

Hi Andreas,

Andreas Dilger wrote:
> On Jun 23, 2009  17:25 +0900, Akira Fujita wrote:
>> Block allocation restriction is cleared with this ioctl or umount filesystem.
>>
>>  #define EXT4_IOC_CLR_GLOBAL_ALLOC_RULE _IOW('f', 17, struct ext4_alloc_rule);
>>
>>   struct ext4_alloc_rule {
>>         __u64 start;            /* start physical offset to clear rule */
>>         __u64 len;              /* number of blocks to be clear */
>>         __u32 alloc_flag;       /* not used, should be zero */
>>   };
> 
> Why not call EXT4_IOC_ADD_GLOBAL_ALLOC_RULE with a "clear" flag?

Yes, having "clear" flag makes more sense
than implementing ioctls separately.

I will add "clear" flag (EXT4_MB_CLEAR_ALLOC_RULE) to alloc_flag
and remove EXT4_IOC_CLR_GLOBAL_ALLOC_RULE ioctl in the next version.

Thanks,
Akira Fujita
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