Re: [PATCH][7/7] add xattr support to ramfs [u]

["Martin Schlemmer [c]" <azarah@nosferatu.za.org>]

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On Mon, 2004-08-23 at 22:59, Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 23, 2004 at 04:26:29PM -0400, Stephen Smalley wrote:
> > On Mon, 2004-08-23 at 16:26, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> > > On Mon, Aug 23, 2004 at 02:22:20PM -0400, James Morris wrote:
> > > > This patch adds xattr support to tmpfs, and a security xattr handler.
> > > > Original patch from: Chris PeBenito <pebenito@gentoo.org>
> > > 
> > > What's the point on doing this for ramfs?  And if you really want this
> > > the implementation could be shared with tmpfs easily and put into xattr.c
> > 
> > For udev.
> 
> What's wrong with using a tmpfs for udev in such situations that xattrs
> are needed?  udev does not require ramfs at all.  In fact, why not just
> use a ext2 or ext3 partition for /dev instead today, if you really need
> it?
> 

Root-less boxes comes to mind ...  Wont comment on if tmpfs/ramfs
should be used though - that you guys can sort out =)


Thanks,

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Martin Schlemmer

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