From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Olaf Kirch Subject: Re: [PATCH nfsd] ignore chmod calls on symlinks Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 14:59:18 +0200 Message-ID: <20050711125918.GT27163@suse.de> References: <20050711110635.GM27163@suse.de> <42D26A3F.7030703@redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: nfs@lists.sourceforge.net Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.91] helo=sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1DrxsZ-0000ms-PM for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 11 Jul 2005 05:59:23 -0700 Received: from mx2.suse.de ([195.135.220.15]) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1DrxsY-0007VF-GU for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 11 Jul 2005 05:59:24 -0700 To: Peter Staubach In-Reply-To: <42D26A3F.7030703@redhat.com> Sender: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: Discussion of NFS under Linux development, interoperability, and testing. List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: On Mon, Jul 11, 2005 at 08:46:55AM -0400, Peter Staubach wrote: > >I submitted this before - this is a somewhat cosmetic fix to > >keep the SpecFS validation test from complaining. > > > > It seems to me that this test could/should considered to be broken and > hence, > fixed, as opposed to cluttering up file system dependent code with checks > like this that the upper layers are responsible for catching. An NFS client is allowed to send a chmod on a symlink. It just happens to be an illegal operation on most file systems. Olaf -- Olaf Kirch | --- o --- Nous sommes du soleil we love when we play okir@suse.de | / | \ sol.dhoop.naytheet.ah kin.ir.samse.qurax ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the 'Do More With Dual!' webinar happening July 14 at 8am PDT/11am EDT. We invite you to explore the latest in dual core and dual graphics technology at this free one hour event hosted by HP, AMD, and NVIDIA. To register visit http://www.hp.com/go/dualwebinar _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs