I have a question regarding how the Linux kernel handles slack space. I know that the ext3 filesystems typically use 1,2 or 4 KB blocks and if a file is not an even multiple of the block size then the last allocated block will not be completely filled, the remaining space is wasted as slack space.
What I need is the code in the kernel that does that. I have been looking at http://lxr.linux.no/source/fs/ext3/inode.c but I could not find the specific code for partially filling the last block and placing an EOF at the end, leaving the rest to slack space. Please forward the answer to [EMAIL PROTECTED] as soon as possible. Thank you very much. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/