1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 473fe2064a..5f938c4466 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -846,6 +846,22 @@ AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <malloc.h>]],
  [ AC_MSG_RESULT(no)]
 )
 
+dnl Check for posix_fallocate
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(for posix_fallocate)
+AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+                   // same as in src/util/system.cpp
+                   #ifdef __linux__
+                   #ifdef _POSIX_C_SOURCE
+                   #undef _POSIX_C_SOURCE
+                   #endif
+                   #define _POSIX_C_SOURCE 200112L
+                   #endif // __linux__
+                   #include <fcntl.h>]],
+                   [[ int f = posix_fallocate(0, 0, 0); ]])],
+ [ AC_MSG_RESULT(yes); AC_DEFINE(HAVE_POSIX_FALLOCATE, 1,[Define this symbol if you have posix_fallocate]) ],
+ [ AC_MSG_RESULT(no)]
+)
+
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for visibility attribute])
 AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([
   int foo_def( void ) __attribute__((visibility("default")));