Re: [PATCH] VFS: Suppress automount on [l]stat, [l]getxattr, etc.

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Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > getxattr and co. are trickier because they don't have an AT_ flags form, and
> > it can be argued that these, lgetxattr and co. included should automount.
> > However, that would seriously upset ls, so I think we have to leave lgetxattr
> > not automounting, and so getxattr should follow.
> 
> Why?
> 
> If you really want to follow, use the '/' at the end.

Sorry, 'follow' as in follow what lgetxattr does, not 'follow' as in
automount.  Bad choise of verb.

David
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