From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jens Axboe Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/9] fs: add fcntl() interface for setting/getting write life time hints Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 07:55:27 -0600 Message-ID: <91b3fd3b-18f5-cf8c-a1d7-c0637283ce14@kernel.dk> References: <1498004526-4543-1-git-send-email-axboe@kernel.dk> <1498004526-4543-2-git-send-email-axboe@kernel.dk> <20170626095148.GB14057@infradead.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20170626095148.GB14057-wEGCiKHe2LqWVfeAwA7xHQ@public.gmane.org> Content-Language: en-US Sender: linux-api-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: Christoph Hellwig Cc: linux-fsdevel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-block-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, adilger-m1MBpc4rdrD3fQ9qLvQP4Q@public.gmane.org, martin.petersen-QHcLZuEGTsvQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, linux-nvme-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org, linux-api-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-api@vger.kernel.org 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