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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/filesystems/vfat.txt | 10 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/vfat.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/vfat.txt index ce1126aceed8..223c32171dcc 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/vfat.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/vfat.txt @@ -180,6 +180,16 @@ dos1xfloppy -- If set, use a fallback default BIOS Parameter Block <bool>: 0,1,yes,no,true,false +LIMITATION +--------------------------------------------------------------------- +* The fallocated region of file is discarded at umount/evict time + when using fallocate with FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE. + So, User should assume that fallocated region can be discarded at + last close if there is memory pressure resulting in eviction of + the inode from the memory. As a result, for any dependency on + the fallocated region, user should make sure to recheck fallocate + after reopening the file. + TODO ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * Need to get rid of the raw scanning stuff. Instead, always use |