On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 12:29:52AM +0100, David Howells wrote: > Joel Becker <Joel.Becker@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > The less variable length stuff the better, I think. At least, > > for the stuff stat(2) already returns, you should have a fixed-size > > structure. Even if I only pass the GIVE_ME_UIDS flag, I don't want to > > have to deal with the variable size stuff until I've actually asked for > > esoteric things. I'll know that the non-UIDS fields are garbage by the > > fact that I didn't ask for them. > > I was thinking of the fixed length xstat struct plus appendable extensions to > be defined later. I meant this. Joel -- Life's Little Instruction Book #267 "Lie on your back and look at the stars." Joel Becker Consulting Software Developer Oracle E-mail: joel.becker@xxxxxxxxxx Phone: (650) 506-8127 -- 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
