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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] hfsplus: avoid crash on failed block map free
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On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:26:37 +0400 Vyacheslav Dubeyko <slava@dubeyko.com> wrote:

> > > So, as you can see the discussion revives again. :-) And I need to
> > > familiarize with implementation of xattrs in JFS before to answer again.
> > > I had objection that we need to remember about using HFS+ volumes as
> > > under Linux as under Mac OS X. Maybe, JFS implementation of xattrs to
> > > change my vision.
> > 
> > I'm still unclear where we stand with these patches.  Which if any of
> > these should I merge?
> > 
> 
> As I can see these patches contain implementation of xattr support (v3)
> and reworked error processing in some parts of hfsplus driver. The
> version 3 of xattr support was implemented after remarks of Christoph
> Hellwig about necessity to have "osx." prefix. So, after this e-mail we
> had achieved understanding about proper implementation and it was done.
> 
> Maybe I misunderstand something but I thought that these patches were
> merged in linux-next yet. Or do you talking about merging in mainline?
> 
> Currently, I am working on ACLs support in hfsplus driver. But, from my
> point of view, these patches are important and without ACLs support.

Yes, they've all been in linux-next for a while.

To be more specific: is Christoph OK with a mainline merge?