[PATCH] statx.2: Update STATX_WRITE_ATOMIC filesystem support
From: John Garry <john.g.garry@oracle.com>
Date: 2024-12-03 14:54:22
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Linus Torvalds
Linux v6.13 will include atomic write support for xfs and ext4, so update STATX_WRITE_ATOMIC commentary to mention that. Signed-off-by: John Garry <john.g.garry@oracle.com>
diff --git a/man/man2/statx.2 b/man/man2/statx.2
index c5b5a28ec..2d33998c5 100644
--- a/man/man2/statx.2
+++ b/man/man2/statx.2@@ -482,6 +482,15 @@ The minimum and maximum sizes (in bytes) supported for direct I/O .RB ( O_DIRECT ) on the file to be written with torn-write protection. These values are each guaranteed to be a power-of-2. +.IP +.B STATX_WRITE_ATOMIC +.RI ( stx_atomic_write_unit_min, +.RI stx_atomic_write_unit_max, +and +.IR stx_atomic_write_segments_max ) +is supported on block devices since Linux 6.11. +The support on regular files varies by filesystem; +it is supported by xfs and ext4 since Linux 6.13. .TP .I stx_atomic_write_segments_max The maximum number of elements in an array of vectors
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