[PATCH 1/9] fs: add fcntl() interface for setting/getting write life time hints

Jens Axboe axboe at kernel.dk
Mon Jun 26 06:55:27 PDT 2017


On 06/26/2017 03:51 AM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Please document the userspace API (added linux-api and linux-man
> to CC for sugestions), especially including the odd effects of the
> per-inode settings.

Of course, I'll send in a diff for the fcntl(2) man page.

> Also I would highly recommend to use different fcntl commands
> for the file vs inode hints to avoid any strange behavior.

OK, used to have that too... I can add specific _FILE versions.

-- 
Jens Axboe




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