+/**
+ * gfs2_size_hint - Give a hint to the size of a write request
+ * @file: The struct file
+ * @offset: The file offset of the write
+ * @size: The length of the write
+ *
+ * When we are about to do a write, this function records the total
+ * write size in order to provide a suitable hint to the lower layers
+ * about how many blocks will be required.
+ *
+ */
+
+static void gfs2_size_hint(struct file *filep, loff_t offset, size_t size)
+{
+ struct inode *inode = filep->f_dentry->d_inode;
+ struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(inode);
+ struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
+ size_t blks = (size + sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize - 1) >> sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize_shift;
+ int hint = min_t(size_t, INT_MAX, blks);
+
+ atomic_set(&ip->i_res->rs_sizehint, hint);
+}
+