ext3: Add replace-on-truncate hueristics for data=writeback mode
In data=writeback mode, start an asynchronous flush when closing a file which had been previously truncated down to zero. This lowers the probability of data loss in the case of applications that attempt to replace a file using truncate. Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
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@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ static inline __u32 ext3_mask_flags(umode_t mode, __u32 flags)
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#define EXT3_STATE_JDATA 0x00000001 /* journaled data exists */
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#define EXT3_STATE_NEW 0x00000002 /* inode is newly created */
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#define EXT3_STATE_XATTR 0x00000004 /* has in-inode xattrs */
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#define EXT3_STATE_FLUSH_ON_CLOSE 0x00000008
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/* Used to pass group descriptor data when online resize is done */
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struct ext3_new_group_input {
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