linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 2/3 v2] ext4: let us fully support punching hole feature in fallocate

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Date:	Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:35:05 +0800
From:	Guo Chao <yan@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Zheng Liu <gnehzuil.liu@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, Zheng Liu <wenqing.lz@...bao.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3 v2] ext4: let us fully support punching hole feature
 in fallocate

Hi, Zheng:

On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 08:55:17PM +0800, Zheng Liu wrote:
> From: Zheng Liu <wenqing.lz@...bao.com>
> 
> After adding indirect punching hole feature, we need to enable it in fallocate.
> For this purpose, some sanity checks need to be adjusted.  Currently we need to
> check FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE flag before other sanity checks.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Zheng Liu <wenqing.lz@...bao.com>
> ---
>  fs/ext4/extents.c | 14 +++++++-------
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
> index 7011ac9..b43b3e9 100644
> --- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
> +++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
> @@ -4420,13 +4420,6 @@ long ext4_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset, loff_t len)
>  	struct ext4_map_blocks map;
>  	unsigned int credits, blkbits = inode->i_blkbits;
> 
> -	/*
> -	 * currently supporting (pre)allocate mode for extent-based
> -	 * files _only_
> -	 */
> -	if (!(ext4_test_inode_flag(inode, EXT4_INODE_EXTENTS)))
> -		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> -
>  	/* Return error if mode is not supported */
>  	if (mode & ~(FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE | FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE))
>  		return -EOPNOTSUPP;

Checking these mode flags seems redundant here, VFS already checked them.
Maybe you can remove it by the way.

Regards,
Guo Chao

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