linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/6][TAKE7] manpage for fallocate

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Message-ID: <20070713142723.GC27291@amitarora.in.ibm.com>
Date:	Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:57:23 +0530
From:	"Amit K. Arora" <aarora@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	David Chinner <dgc@....com>
Cc:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, xfs@....sgi.com,
	michael.kerrisk@....net, tytso@....edu, cmm@...ibm.com,
	suparna@...ibm.com, adilger@...sterfs.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6][TAKE7] manpage for fallocate

On Sat, Jul 14, 2007 at 12:06:51AM +1000, David Chinner wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 06:16:01PM +0530, Amit K. Arora wrote:
> > Following is the modified version of the manpage originally submitted by
> > David Chinner. Please use `nroff -man fallocate.2 | less` to view.
> > 
> > This includes changes suggested by Heikki Orsila and Barry Naujok.
> 
> Can we get itemised change logs for all these patches from now on?

Sure.
 
> > .TH fallocate 2
> > .SH NAME
> > fallocate \- allocate or remove file space
> 
> If fallocate is just being used for allocating space this is wrong.
> maybe - "manipulate file space" instead?

Yes, it needs to be changed.
 
> dd> .TP
> > .B FALLOC_RESV_SPACE
> > provides the same functionality as
> > .B FALLOC_ALLOCATE
> > except it does not ever change the file size. This allows allocation
> > of zero blocks beyond the end of file and is useful for optimising
> 
> "of zeroed blocks"

Ok.

--
Regards,
Amit Arora

> -- 
> Dave Chinner
> Principal Engineer
> SGI Australian Software Group
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