linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/9] mtd: Add a 'block unused' ioctl call to provide hints to block drivers

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Date:	Tue, 1 Jan 2002 04:12:53 +0000
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Richard Purdie <rpurdie@...nedhand.com>
Cc:	Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>,
	Hugh Dickins <hugh@...itas.com>,
	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, dwmw2@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/9] mtd: Add a 'block unused' ioctl call to provide hints to block drivers

Hi!

> Knowing that the data in a given block is now unused is a useful
> feature that some block drivers can take advantage of, especially 
> when dealing with devices like flash.
> 
> This adds an ioctl which allows such hints to be passed to the

Maybe Documentation/ piece would be nice if this can be called from
userspace....

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