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From: Josef Bacik <josef@redhat.com>
To: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
Cc: Josef Bacik <josef@redhat.com>,
	david@fromorbit.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org, linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, xfs@oss.sgi.com, cmm@us.ibm.com,
	cluster-devel@redhat.com, ocfs2-devel@oss.oracle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/6] Ext4: fail if we try to use hole punch
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 07:50:16 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20101116125016.GA31957@dhcp231-156.rdu.redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4CE2783F.1020004@redhat.com>

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 02:25:35PM +0200, Avi Kivity wrote:
> On 11/15/2010 07:05 PM, Josef Bacik wrote:
>> Ext4 doesn't have the ability to punch holes yet, so make sure we return
>> EOPNOTSUPP if we try to use hole punching through fallocate.  This support can
>> be added later.  Thanks,
>>
>
> Instead of teaching filesystems to fail if they don't support the  
> capability, why don't supporting filesystems say so, allowing the fail  
> code to be in common code?
>

There is no simple way to test if a filesystem supports hole punching or not so
the check has to be done per fs.  Thanks,

Josef

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From: Josef Bacik <josef@redhat.com>
To: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
Cc: ocfs2-devel@oss.oracle.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	xfs@oss.sgi.com, cluster-devel@redhat.com, cmm@us.ibm.com,
	Josef Bacik <josef@redhat.com>,
	linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/6] Ext4: fail if we try to use hole punch
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 07:50:16 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20101116125016.GA31957@dhcp231-156.rdu.redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4CE2783F.1020004@redhat.com>

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 02:25:35PM +0200, Avi Kivity wrote:
> On 11/15/2010 07:05 PM, Josef Bacik wrote:
>> Ext4 doesn't have the ability to punch holes yet, so make sure we return
>> EOPNOTSUPP if we try to use hole punching through fallocate.  This support can
>> be added later.  Thanks,
>>
>
> Instead of teaching filesystems to fail if they don't support the  
> capability, why don't supporting filesystems say so, allowing the fail  
> code to be in common code?
>

There is no simple way to test if a filesystem supports hole punching or not so
the check has to be done per fs.  Thanks,

Josef

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From: Josef Bacik <josef@redhat.com>
To: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
Cc: Josef Bacik <josef@redhat.com>,
	david@fromorbit.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org, linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, xfs@oss.sgi.com, cmm@us.ibm.com,
	cluster-devel@redhat.com, ocfs2-devel@oss.oracle.com
Subject: [Ocfs2-devel] [PATCH 4/6] Ext4: fail if we try to use hole punch
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:50:59 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20101116125016.GA31957@dhcp231-156.rdu.redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4CE2783F.1020004@redhat.com>

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 02:25:35PM +0200, Avi Kivity wrote:
> On 11/15/2010 07:05 PM, Josef Bacik wrote:
>> Ext4 doesn't have the ability to punch holes yet, so make sure we return
>> EOPNOTSUPP if we try to use hole punching through fallocate.  This support can
>> be added later.  Thanks,
>>
>
> Instead of teaching filesystems to fail if they don't support the  
> capability, why don't supporting filesystems say so, allowing the fail  
> code to be in common code?
>

There is no simple way to test if a filesystem supports hole punching or not so
the check has to be done per fs.  Thanks,

Josef

  reply	other threads:[~2010-11-16 12:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 116+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-11-15 17:05 Hole Punching V2 Josef Bacik
2010-11-15 17:14 ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Josef Bacik
2010-11-15 17:05 ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-15 17:05 ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-15 17:05 ` [PATCH 1/6] fs: add hole punching to fallocate Josef Bacik
2010-11-15 17:14   ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Josef Bacik
2010-11-15 17:05   ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-15 17:05   ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-16 11:16   ` Jan Kara
2010-11-16 11:16     ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Jan Kara
2010-11-16 11:16     ` [Cluster-devel] " Jan Kara
2010-11-16 11:16     ` Jan Kara
2010-11-16 11:43     ` Jan Kara
2010-11-16 11:43       ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Jan Kara
2010-11-16 11:43       ` [Cluster-devel] " Jan Kara
2010-11-16 11:43       ` Jan Kara
2010-11-16 12:52       ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-16 12:53         ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Josef Bacik
2010-11-16 12:52         ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-16 13:14         ` Jan Kara
2010-11-16 13:14           ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Jan Kara
2010-11-16 13:14           ` [Cluster-devel] " Jan Kara
2010-11-16 13:14           ` Jan Kara
2010-11-17  0:22           ` Andreas Dilger
2010-11-17  0:22             ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Andreas Dilger
2010-11-17  0:22             ` Andreas Dilger
2010-11-17  2:11             ` Dave Chinner
2010-11-17  2:12               ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Dave Chinner
2010-11-17  2:11               ` Dave Chinner
2010-11-17  2:28               ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-17  2:29                 ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Josef Bacik
2010-11-17  2:28                 ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-17  2:34                 ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-17  2:35                   ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Josef Bacik
2010-11-17  2:34                   ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-17  9:30                   ` Andreas Dilger
2010-11-17  9:30                     ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Andreas Dilger
2010-11-17  9:30                     ` Andreas Dilger
2010-11-17  9:19               ` Andreas Dilger
2010-11-17  9:19                 ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Andreas Dilger
2010-11-17  9:19                 ` Andreas Dilger
2010-11-16 12:53     ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-16 12:54       ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Josef Bacik
2010-11-16 12:53       ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-15 17:05 ` [PATCH 2/6] XFS: handle hole punching via fallocate properly Josef Bacik
2010-11-15 17:14   ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Josef Bacik
2010-11-15 17:05   ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-15 17:05   ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-15 17:05 ` [PATCH 3/6] Ocfs2: " Josef Bacik
2010-11-15 17:14   ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Josef Bacik
2010-11-15 17:05   ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-15 17:05   ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-16 11:50   ` Jan Kara
2010-11-16 11:50     ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Jan Kara
2010-11-16 11:50     ` [Cluster-devel] " Jan Kara
2010-11-16 11:50     ` Jan Kara
2010-11-17 23:27   ` Joel Becker
2010-11-17 23:28     ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Joel Becker
2010-11-17 23:27     ` [Cluster-devel] " Joel Becker
2010-11-17 23:27     ` Joel Becker
2010-11-15 17:05 ` [PATCH 4/6] Ext4: fail if we try to use hole punch Josef Bacik
2010-11-15 17:14   ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Josef Bacik
2010-11-15 17:05   ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-15 17:05   ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-16 11:52   ` Jan Kara
2010-11-16 11:52     ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Jan Kara
2010-11-16 11:52     ` [Cluster-devel] " Jan Kara
2010-11-16 11:52     ` Jan Kara
2010-11-16 12:25   ` Avi Kivity
2010-11-16 12:25     ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Avi Kivity
2010-11-16 12:25     ` Avi Kivity
2010-11-16 12:50     ` Josef Bacik [this message]
2010-11-16 12:50       ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Josef Bacik
2010-11-16 12:50       ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-16 13:07       ` Avi Kivity
2010-11-16 13:07         ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Avi Kivity
2010-11-16 13:07         ` Avi Kivity
2010-11-16 16:05         ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-16 16:06           ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Josef Bacik
2010-11-16 16:05           ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-16 20:47           ` Greg Freemyer
2010-11-16 20:47             ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Greg Freemyer
2010-11-16 20:47             ` Greg Freemyer
2010-11-16 20:47             ` Greg Freemyer
2010-11-16 20:47             ` Greg Freemyer
2010-11-17  3:06         ` Ted Ts'o
2010-11-17  3:06           ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Ted Ts'o
2010-11-17  3:06           ` Ted Ts'o
2010-11-17  6:31           ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-17  6:32             ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Josef Bacik
2010-11-17  6:31             ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-17  6:31             ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-17  6:31           ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-16 16:20   ` Pádraig Brady
2010-11-16 16:21     ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Pádraig Brady
2010-11-16 16:20     ` Pádraig Brady
2010-11-16 16:20     ` Pádraig Brady
2010-11-16 16:33     ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-16 16:33       ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Josef Bacik
2010-11-16 16:33       ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-16 16:33       ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-16 16:56       ` Pádraig Brady
2010-11-15 17:05 ` [PATCH 5/6] Btrfs: " Josef Bacik
2010-11-15 17:14   ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Josef Bacik
2010-11-15 17:05   ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-15 17:05   ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-15 17:05 ` [PATCH 6/6] Gfs2: " Josef Bacik
2010-11-15 17:14   ` [Ocfs2-devel] " Josef Bacik
2010-11-15 17:05   ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-15 17:05   ` Josef Bacik
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2010-11-18  1:46 Hole Punching V3 Josef Bacik
2010-11-18  1:46 ` [PATCH 4/6] Ext4: fail if we try to use hole punch Josef Bacik
2010-11-18  1:46   ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-18  1:46   ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-08 20:32 [PATCH 1/6] fs: add hole punching to fallocate Josef Bacik
2010-11-08 20:32 ` [PATCH 4/6] Ext4: fail if we try to use hole punch Josef Bacik
2010-11-08 20:32   ` Josef Bacik
2010-11-08 20:32   ` Josef Bacik

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