On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:46:26 -0700 Mark Fasheh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> do_sync_file_range() accepts a file * from which it takes an address_space > to sync. Abstract out the bulk of the function into do_sync_mapping_range() > which takes the address_space directly. This way callers who want to sync an > address_space directly can take advantage of the functionality provided. > > do_sync_file_range() is preserved as a 3 line wrapper around > do_sync_mapping_range(). > > Ocfs2 in particular would like to use this to initiate a sync of a specific > inode range during truncate, where a file * may not be available. I think we can remove do_sync_file_range() altogether? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
