Add file:allocate/3 operation

This operation allows pre-allocation of space for files.
It succeeds only on systems that support such operation.

The POSIX standard defines the optional system call
posix_fallocate() to implement this feature. However,
some systems implement more specific functions to
accomplish the same operation.

On Linux, if the more specific function fallocate() is
implemented, it is used instead of posix_fallocate(),
falling back to posix_fallocate() if the fallocate()
call failed (it's only supported for the ext4, ocfs2,
xfs and btrfs file systems at the moment).

On Mac OS X it uses the specific fcntl() operation
F_PREALLOCATE, falling back to posix_fallocate() if
it's available (at the moment Mac OS X doesn't provide
posix_fallocate()).

On any other UNIX system, it uses posix_fallocate() if it's
available. Any other system not providing this system call
or any function to pre-allocate space for files, this operation
always fails with the ENOTSUP POSIX error.

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/erts/emulator/drivers/common/ram_file_drv.c b/erts/emulator/drivers/common/ram_file_drv.c
index a109e40333..7f7cd7cd91 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/drivers/common/ram_file_drv.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/drivers/common/ram_file_drv.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #define RAM_FILE_SIZE          37  /* get file size */
 #define RAM_FILE_ADVISE        38  /* predeclare the access
                                     * pattern for file data */
+#define RAM_FILE_ALLOCATE      39  /* allocate space for a file */
 /* possible new operations include:
    DES_ENCRYPT
    DES_DECRYPT
@@ -720,6 +721,13 @@ static void rfile_command(ErlDrvData e, char* buf, ErlDrvSizeT count)
 	else
 	    reply(f, 1, 0);
 	break;
+
+    case RAM_FILE_ALLOCATE:
+	if (f->flags == 0)
+	    error_reply(f, EBADF);
+	else
+	    reply(f, 1, 0);
+	break;
     }
     /*
      * Ignore anything else -- let the caller hang.