linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH util-linux v4] fallocate: add FALLOC_FL_WRITE

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Message-ID: <yq1zfbnqtrq.fsf@ca-mkp.ca.oracle.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2025 11:57:12 -0400
From: "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
To: Zhang Yi <yi.zhang@...weicloud.com>
Cc: linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        dm-devel@...ts.linux.dev, linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH util-linux v4] fallocate: add FALLOC_FL_WRITE_ZEROES
 support


Zhang,

> The Linux kernel (since version 6.17) supports FALLOC_FL_WRITE_ZEROES
> in fallocate(2). Add support for FALLOC_FL_WRITE_ZEROES to the
> fallocate utility by introducing a new option -w|--write-zeroes.

Reviewed-by: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@...cle.com>

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Martin K. Petersen