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From: Mark Tinguely <tinguely@sgi.com>
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On 05/04/14 05:16, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Sat, May 03, 2014 at 11:04:05AM -0500, Mark Tinguely wrote:
>> Depends on how parent inode pointers are implemented, this folding the
>> internal version of get and set attributes could be undone.
>
> We might have to introduce _locked version at that point.  But I'd like
> to keep the xfs_name removal and other assorted cleanups.
>

locking is only one issue, xfs_attr_(get/set/remove) are asciii only 
whereas the xfs_attr_(get/set/remove)_int versions are more generic. I 
am thinking of not just parent inode pointers but a non-ascii character set.

--Mark.

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