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Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/7] VFS: Add generic_file_llseek_size
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On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 04:06:50PM -0700, Andi Kleen wrote:
> From: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
> 
> Add a generic_file_llseek variant to the VFS that allows passing in
> the maximum file size of the file system, instead of always
> using maxbytes from the superblock.
> 
> This can be used to eliminate some cut'n'paste seek code in ext4.

I'd reorder this to the front of the series.  Also I think this
helper could be used to implement default_llseek.