From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jan Engelhardt Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/25] move handling of setuid/gid bits from VFS into individual setattr functions (RESEND) Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 22:05:13 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: References: <200708061354.l76Ds3mU002255@dantu.rdu.redhat.com> <20070807171501.e31c4a97.akpm@linux-foundation.org> <20070808085435.722f2b10.jlayton@redhat.com> <20070808094853.8c27450c.akpm@linux-foundation.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: codalist-OCorLXSLWn+MVn35/9/JlcWGCVk0P7UB@public.gmane.org, dhowells-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, jfs-discussion-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org, jffs-dev-VrBV9hrLPhE@public.gmane.org, Jeff Layton , zippel-Td1EMuHUCqxL1ZNQvxDV9g@public.gmane.org, linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, user-mode-linux-user-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org, reiserfs-devel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, wli-tGiaVUSOoeej7qYf8Sx8sA@public.gmane.org, xfs-VZNHf3L845pBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org, cluster-devel-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, fuse-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org, joel.becker-QHcLZuEGTsvQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, mikulas-TTVWCEgN8Z9G4ohzP4jBZS1Fcj925eT/@public.gmane.org, linux-fsdevel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, v9fs-developer-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org, linux-ext4-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-cifs-client-w/Ol4Ecudpl8XjKLYN78aQ@public.gmane.org, ocfs2-devel-N0ozoZBvEnrZJqsBc5GL+g@public.gmane.org, bfennema-gi/t4lz4P9Yq08oLxijIyCUISzVj0O8v@public.gmane.org To: Andrew Morton Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20070808094853.8c27450c.akpm-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: fuse-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Errors-To: fuse-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-fsdevel.vger.kernel.org On Aug 8 2007 09:48, Andrew Morton wrote: >> > On Mon, 6 Aug 2007 09:54:03 -0400 >> > Jeff Layton wrote: >> > >> > Is there any way in which we can prevent these problems? Say >> > >> > - rename something so that unconverted filesystems will reliably fail to >> > compile? >> > >> >> I suppose we could rename the .setattr inode operation to something >> else, but then we'll be stuck with it for at least a while. That seems >> sort of kludgey too... > >Sure. We're changing the required behaviour of .setattr. Changing its >name is a fine and reasonably reliable way to communicate that fact. Maybe ->chattr/->chgattr? Jan -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/