linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH -V2] vfs: Enable FS_IOC_FIEMAP and FIGETBSZ for all filetypes

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Message-ID: <20090513224239.GB10003@mit.edu>
Date:	Wed, 13 May 2009 18:42:39 -0400
From:	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>
To:	"Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	cmm@...ibm.com, sandeen@...hat.com, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH -V2] vfs: Enable FS_IOC_FIEMAP and FIGETBSZ for all
	filetypes

On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 02:32:22PM +0530, Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote:
> fiemap and get_blk_size ioctl should be enabled even for directories.
> So move it outisde file_ioctl. Enabling file_ioctl for both
> directories and files cause udev to hang when using FIONREAD. I guess
> some of the user space may depend on these ioctls cmd failing on
> directories.

I've added this patch to the ext4 patch queue.

						- Ted
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