Re: [PATCH 1/2] sanitize xattr handler prototypes

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Hi,

On Tue, 2009-11-03 at 16:44 +0100, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Add a flags argument to strcut xattr_handler and pass it to all xattr           
> handler methods.  This allows using the same methods for multiple               
> handlers, e.g. for the ACL methods which perform exactly the same action        
> for the access and default ACLs, just using a different underlying              
> attribute.  With a little more groundwork it'll also allow sharing the          
> methods for the regular user/trusted/secure handlers in extN, ocfs2 and         
> jffs2 like it's already done for xfs in this patch.
> 
> Also change the inode argument to the handlers to a dentry to allow             
> using the handlers mechnism for filesystems that require it later,              
> e.g. cifs. 
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>                                   
> Reviewed-by: James Morris <jmorris@xxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Joel Becker <joel.becker@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
GFS2 bits Acked-by: Steven Whitehouse <swhiteho@xxxxxxxxxx>

Steve.


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