linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH, 3.7-rc7, RESEND] fs: revert commit bbdd6808 to fallocate UAPI

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Message-ID: <20121126144354.GI31891@thunk.org>
Date:	Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:43:54 -0500
From:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH, 3.7-rc7, RESEND] fs: revert commit bbdd6808 to fallocate
 UAPI

On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 11:53:45AM +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
> > It's not like there is any shortage of flag bits, so what's the harm
> > of reserving the bit?
> 
> Why not just reserve a small group of bits for fs private use in that
> case - for any fs.

I think that would be a *fine* idea.

						- Ted
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