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    ext4: Add support FALLOC_FL_INSERT_RANGE for fallocate · 331573fe
    Namjae Jeon authored
    This patch implements fallocate's FALLOC_FL_INSERT_RANGE for Ext4.
    
    1) Make sure that both offset and len are block size aligned.
    2) Update the i_size of inode by len bytes.
    3) Compute the file's logical block number against offset. If the computed
       block number is not the starting block of the extent, split the extent
       such that the block number is the starting block of the extent.
    4) Shift all the extents which are lying between [offset, last allocated extent]
       towards right by len bytes. This step will make a hole of len bytes
       at offset.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarNamjae Jeon <namjae.jeon@samsung.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarAshish Sangwan <a.sangwan@samsung.com>
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