Re: [PATCH] io_uring/sync: check unused sqe fields for fallocate
Christoph Hellwig <[email protected]> Mon, 20 Jul 2026 01:23:06 -0700
| Newsgroups | org.kernel.vger.io-uring,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel |
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On Fri, Jul 17, 2026 at 10:13:12AM +0800, Yi Xie wrote: > Zero check unused SQE fields addr3 and pad2 for fallocate. They're > not needed now, but could be used sometime in the future. This is the right thing to do for a newly added command. But d63d1b5edb7b8 has been around more than 6 years, it's too late now as old kernels won't have this check, so you can't ever use it for new features.