Re: [7/8] Single call interface to getattr/setattr

[Boaz Harrosh <bharrosh@panasas.com>]

On 08/04/13 18:29, Frank S Filz wrote:
> Boaz Harrosh <bharrosh@panasas.com> wrote on 04/08/2013 03:43:23 AM:
>> [7/8] Single call interface to getattr/setattr
>>
>> From: Frank S Filz <ffilz@us.ibm.com>
>>
>> Frank this is your call, I'm not at all familiar with this subject.
>> Shoot ...
> 
> This is mostly on the setattr side, being able to do the following in a single call (with each item optional):
> 
> set mode
> set acl
> set owner
> set owner_group
> set atime
> set mtime
> set size
> 
> on the getattr side, the same, which would be a stat+getacl merged into one call.
> 
> Would be nice to be able to do an create and open(O_CREAT) with all
> those attr also (again, each attr being optional).
> 

Just adding a comment. If we are going into new territory here then these should be
RICH-ACLs and not POSIX ACLs, kill two birds with one stone.

> Frank
> 

Thanks Frank
Boaz