Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [RFC] sys_punchhole() | From | Badari Pulavarty <> | Date | Wed, 16 Nov 2005 14:01:10 -0800 |
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On Sun, 2005-11-13 at 15:09 +0000, Pavel Machek wrote: > Hi! > > > > We discussed this in madvise(REMOVE) thread - to add support > > > for sys_punchhole(fd, offset, len) to complete the functionality > > > (in the future). > > > > > > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-mm&m=113036713810002&w=2 > > > > > > What I am wondering is, should I invest time now to do it ? > > > > I haven't even heard anyone mention a need for this in the past 1-2 years. > > Some database people wanted it maybe month ago. It was replaced by some > madvise hack...
Hmm. Someone other than me asking for it ?
I did the madvise() hack and asking to see if any one really needs sys_punchole().
Thanks, Badari
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