1 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index fbe11e676624..65576c02c6f5 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -4419,6 +4419,31 @@ int ext4_can_truncate(struct inode *inode)
 }
 
 /*
+ * ext4_punch_hole: punches a hole in a file by releaseing the blocks
+ * associated with the given offset and length
+ *
+ * @inode:  File inode
+ * @offset: The offset where the hole will begin
+ * @len:    The length of the hole
+ *
+ * Returns: 0 on sucess or negative on failure
+ */
+
+int ext4_punch_hole(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t length)
+{
+        struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+        if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
+                return -ENOTSUPP;
+
+        if (!ext4_test_inode_flag(inode, EXT4_INODE_EXTENTS)) {
+                /* TODO: Add support for non extent hole punching */
+                return -ENOTSUPP;
+        }
+
+        return ext4_ext_punch_hole(file, offset, length);
+}
+
+/*
  * ext4_truncate()
  *
  * We block out ext4_get_block() block instantiations across the entire