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

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Message-ID: <20121207011628.GB16373@gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 7 Dec 2012 02:16:28 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Martin Steigerwald <Martin@...htvoll.de>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>,
	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>,
	linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH, 3.7-rc7, RESEND] fs: revert commit bbdd6808 to fallocate
 UAPI


* Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org> wrote:

> No, the problem is that the thing is not just a) wrong, but b) 
> only made it in through sneaky ways.

People disagree with a), and b) only really matters if a) is 
true.

You never gave a technical reason for why protecting against 
future ABI clashes is 'wrong'. It looks like a marginally 
useful, practical patch to me.

Thanks,

	Ingo
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