Re: file handle in statx (was: Re: How to cope with subvolumes and snapshots on muti-user systems?)

Miklos Szeredi
2023-12-12T15:57:54Z

On Tue, 12 Dec 2023 at 16:43, Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@linux.dev> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Dec 12, 2023 at 04:38:29PM +0100, Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> > On Tue, 12 Dec 2023 at 16:35, Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@linux.dev> wrote:
> >
> > > Other poeple have been finding ways to contribute to the technical
> > > discussion; just calling things "ugly and broken" does not.
> >
> > Kent, calm down please. We call things "ugly and broken" all the
> > time. That's just an opinion, you are free to argue it, and no need
> > to take it personally.
>
> It's an entirely subjective judgement that has no place in a discussion
> where we're trying to decide things on technical merits.

Software is like architecture. It must not collapse, but to function
well it also needs to look good. That's especially relevant to APIs,
and yes, it's a matter of taste and can be very subjective.

On this particular point (STATX_ATTR_INUM_NOT_UNIQUE) I can completely
understand Christian's reaction. But if you think this would be a
useful feature, please state your technical argument.

Thanks,
Miklos