From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Aneesh Kumar K.V" Subject: Re: [PATCH -V1 00/22] New ACL format for better NFSv4 acl interoperability Date: Thu, 01 May 2014 21:19:56 +0530 Message-ID: <874n19bisb.fsf@linux.vnet.ibm.com> References: <1398615293-22931-1-git-send-email-aneesh.kumar@linux.vnet.ibm.com> <20140427222019.GF15995@dastard> <87zjj6auvv.fsf@linux.vnet.ibm.com> <20140428235849.GN15995@dastard> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Cc: agruen-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org, bfields-uC3wQj2KruNg9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org, akpm-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org, viro-RmSDqhL/yNMiFSDQTTA3OLVCufUGDwFn@public.gmane.org, dhowells-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, linux-fsdevel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-nfs-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: Dave Chinner Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20140428235849.GN15995@dastard> Sender: linux-nfs-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-fsdevel.vger.kernel.org Dave Chinner writes: > On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 10:54:52AM +0530, Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote: >> Dave Chinner writes: >> > On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 09:44:31PM +0530, Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote: >> >> Hi >> >> >> >> As per LSF/MM summit discussion I am reposting the richacl patchset for >> >> upstream inclusion. The patchset includes minimal changes required to implement >> >> a new acl model similar to NFSv4 ACL. The acl model selection is based on >> >> file system feature flag. >> >> >> >> The following set of patches implements VFS and ext4 changes needed to implement >> >> a new acl model for linux. Rich ACLs are an implementation of NFSv4 ACLs, >> >> extended by file masks to fit into the standard POSIX file permission model. >> >> They are designed to work seamlessly locally as well as across the NFSv4 and >> >> CIFS/SMB2 network file system protocols. >> >> >> >> A user-space utility for displaying and changing richacls is available at [1] >> >> (a number of examples can be found at http://acl.bestbits.at/richacl/examples.html). > .... >> >> More details regarding richacl can be found at >> >> http://acl.bestbits.at/richacl/ >> >> >> >> Previous posting of the patchset can be found at: >> >> http://mid.gmane.org/1319391835-5829-1-git-send-email-aneesh.kumar-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org >> >> "[PATCH -V8 00/26] New ACL format for better NFSv4 acl interoperability" >> >> >> >> The complete patchset can also be found at: >> >> https://github.com/kvaneesh/linux/commits/richacl-for-upstream >> > >> > Where are the tests? We need comprehensive coverage in xfstests so >> > we can validate that it works the way it is supposed to and that we >> > don't break it in future, and that all filesystems behave the same >> > way.... >> > >> >> https://github.com/kvaneesh/richacl-tools/tree/master/test > > FYI, I doubt very much that anyone will run a stand-alone richacls > test suite regularly. Can you please work to integrate this into > xfstests so it becomes a regular part of a filesystem developer's > daily workflow? > Will update xfstest based on the progress made with this patchset. -aenesh -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-nfs" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html