Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:44:49 +0200 | | From | Jörn Engel <> | | Subject | Re: Interface for the new fallocate() system call |
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On Fri, 30 March 2007 19:15:58 +1000, Paul Mackerras wrote: > Heiko Carstens writes: > > > If possible I'd prefer the six-32-bit-args approach. > > It does mean extra unnecessary work for 64-bit platforms, though...
Wouldn't that work be confined to fallocate()? If I understand Heiko correctly, the alternative would slow s390 down for every syscall, including more performance-critical ones.
Jörn
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