Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 4/7][TAKE5] support new modes in fallocate | From | Nathan Scott <> | Date | Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:39:40 +1000 |
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On Thu, 2007-06-28 at 23:49 +0530, Amit K. Arora wrote: > > > Correct, but for swap files that's not an issue - no user should be > able > > too read them, and FA_MKSWAP would really need root privileges to > execute. > > Will the FA_MKSWAP mode still be required with your suggested change > of > teaching do_mpage_readpage() about unwritten extents being in place ? > Or, will you still like to have FA_MKSWAP mode ?
There's no need for a MKSWAP flag.
cheers.
-- Nathan
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