ext4: punch out extents
This patch modifies the truncate routines to support hole punching Below is a brief summary of the patches changes: - Added end param to ext_ext4_rm_leaf This function has been modified to accept an end parameter which enables it to punch holes in leafs instead of just truncating them. - Implemented the "remove head" case in the ext_remove_blocks routine This routine is used by ext_ext4_rm_leaf to remove the tail of an extent during a truncate. The new ext_ext4_rm_leaf routine will now also use it to remove the head of an extent in the case that the hole covers a region of blocks at the beginning of an extent. - Added "end" param to ext4_ext_remove_space routine This function has been modified to accept a stop parameter, which is passed through to ext4_ext_rm_leaf. [ext4 punch hole patch series 3/5 v6] Signed-off-by: Allison Henderson <achender@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
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