On Fri, 4 Jun 2010 15:43:28 +1000, Dave Chinner <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 03, 2010 at 09:44:06PM +0530, Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote: > > Hi, > > > > The below set of patches implement open by handle support using exportfs > > operations. This allows user space application to map a file name to file > > handle and later open the file using handle. This should be usable > > for userspace NFS [1] and 9P server [2]. XFS already support this with the ioctls > > XFS_IOC_PATH_TO_HANDLE and XFS_IOC_OPEN_BY_HANDLE. > ..... > > Example program: (x86_32). (x86_64 would need a different syscall number) > > [snip test program] > > Just a thought - can you write a set of tests using this (or > similar) test program and integrate them into xfstests? > > That will help ensure correctness when implementing the API in other > filesystems (e.g. XFS ;), as well as provide some level of assurance > that we'll notice when we break the code... > Will do. I also have test that test for different open flags with open_by_handle_at. Will add those tests also. -aneesh -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
