linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 03/11] fs: Initial atomic write support

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Message-ID: <b9bbc1b9-6dc2-48d2-a4ae-4b28516e4131@oracle.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2024 09:46:58 +0000
From: John Garry <john.g.garry@...cle.com>
To: "Ritesh Harjani (IBM)" <ritesh.list@...il.com>, axboe@...nel.dk,
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        Prasad Singamsetty <prasad.singamsetty@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 03/11] fs: Initial atomic write support

On 26/02/2024 09:13, Ritesh Harjani (IBM) wrote:
>>> maybe generic_atomic_write_valid()?
>> Having "generic" in the name implies that there are other ways in which
>> we can check if an atomic write is valid, but really this function
>> should be good to use in scenarios so far considered.
> It means individual FS can call in a generic atomic write validation
> helper instead of implementing of their own. Hence generic_atomic_write_valid().
> 
> So for e.g. blkdev_atomic_write_valid() function and maybe iomap (or
> ext4 or xfs) can use a generic_atomic_write_valid() helper routine to
> validate an atomic write request.

ok, fine, I can change the name as suggested.

Thanks,
John