Re: [PATCH 09/10] block: add FALLOC_FL_WRITE_ZEROES support
From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Wed Jun 11 2025 - 02:11:30 EST
On Wed, Jun 04, 2025 at 10:08:49AM +0800, Zhang Yi wrote:
> @@ -856,6 +856,13 @@ static long blkdev_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t start,
> /* Fail if we don't recognize the flags. */
> if (mode & ~BLKDEV_FALLOC_FL_SUPPORTED)
> return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> + /*
> + * Don't allow writing zeroes if the device does not enable the
> + * unmap write zeroes operation.
> + */
> + if (!bdev_write_zeroes_unmap(bdev) &&
> + (mode & FALLOC_FL_WRITE_ZEROES))
Cosmetic nitpick, but I'd turn the check around to check the mode first
as that's easier to read. The whole check also fits onto a single line:
if ((mode & FALLOC_FL_WRITE_ZEROES) && !bdev_write_zeroes_unmap(bdev))
Otherwise looks good:
Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>