linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][RFC] Complex filesystem operations: split and join

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Date:	Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:01:19 +0900
From:	OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>
To:	Nikanth Karthikesan <knikanth@...ell.com>
Cc:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
	Chris Mason <chris.mason@...cle.com>,
	linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][RFC] Complex filesystem operations: split and join

Nikanth Karthikesan <knikanth@...ell.com> writes:

>> I have no objections to such those operations (likewise make hole,
>> truncate any range, etc. etc.).
>
> As far as FAT is concerned, Sparse files would break the on-disk format?

Yes. In the case of making hole on FAT, I guess it will return the
error, or emulate it by zero fill.

Thanks.
-- 
OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>
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