Re: [Libguestfs] [PATCH v2] file: Add missing include for FALLOC_FL_*

On 07/30/2018 01:04 PM, Nir Soffer wrote: >On RHEL 7.5 we need to include <linux/falloc.h> for FALLOC_FL_* macros. Rather, on any Linux system that pre-dates glibc 2.18, where the flags were finally supported directly in <fcntl.h> >Without the macros, fallocate is never used and we fall back to manual >zeroing. > >+++ b/plugins/file/file.c >@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ > #include <sys/stat.h> > #include <errno.h> >+#if defined(__linux__) >+#include <linux/falloc.h> /* For FALLOC_FL_* on RHEL, glibc < 2.18 */ Doesn't mention which version of RHEL, nor the fact that non-RHEL systems may also be impacted (it is the glibc version that matters here, rather than the distro). >+#endif >+ ACK. Perhaps could be made tighter, with a less ambiguous comment, as: #if defined(__linux__) && !defined(FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE) # include <linux/falloc.h> /* For FALLOC_FL_*, on glibc < 2.18 */ #endif but let's see if Rich has any preference between the two.