From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: =?UTF-8?Q?P=c3=a1draig_Brady?= Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 5/4] copy_file_range.2: New page documenting copy_file_range() Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 22:42:40 +0100 Message-ID: <56216F50.7030705@draigBrady.com> References: <1445029707-31549-1-git-send-email-Anna.Schumaker@Netapp.com> <1445029707-31549-6-git-send-email-Anna.Schumaker@Netapp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1445029707-31549-6-git-send-email-Anna.Schumaker@Netapp.com> Sender: linux-fsdevel-owner@vger.kernel.org To: Anna Schumaker , linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org, linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-api@vger.kernel.org, zab@zabbo.net, viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk, clm@fb.com, darrick.wong@oracle.com, mtk.manpages@gmail.com, andros@netapp.com, hch@infradead.org List-Id: linux-api@vger.kernel.org It's probably worth mentioning the sparse expansion caveat in the docs, as it's important and not obvious. I.E. copy_file_range() could be called from, but would still benefit from a user space app using a SEEK_{HOLE,DATA} loop. thanks, P=E1draig. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel= " in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail1.vodafone.ie ([213.233.128.43]:10779 "EHLO mail1.vodafone.ie" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752473AbbJPVmo (ORCPT ); Fri, 16 Oct 2015 17:42:44 -0400 Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 5/4] copy_file_range.2: New page documenting copy_file_range() To: Anna Schumaker , linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org, linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-api@vger.kernel.org, zab@zabbo.net, viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk, clm@fb.com, darrick.wong@oracle.com, mtk.manpages@gmail.com, andros@netapp.com, hch@infradead.org References: <1445029707-31549-1-git-send-email-Anna.Schumaker@Netapp.com> <1445029707-31549-6-git-send-email-Anna.Schumaker@Netapp.com> From: =?UTF-8?Q?P=c3=a1draig_Brady?= Message-ID: <56216F50.7030705@draigBrady.com> Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 22:42:40 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <1445029707-31549-6-git-send-email-Anna.Schumaker@Netapp.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Sender: linux-btrfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: It's probably worth mentioning the sparse expansion caveat in the docs, as it's important and not obvious. I.E. copy_file_range() could be called from, but would still benefit from a user space app using a SEEK_{HOLE,DATA} loop. thanks, Pádraig.