Hi, Sorry I was not clear. I was not re-stating support for this banned feature. I'm interested in implementation code I can use privately under GPLv2. Thanks! Matt ----- "Trond Myklebust" <Trond.Myklebust@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, 2013-10-24 at 11:05 -0400, Matt W. Benjamin wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Presumably Linux client and server implementations would restrict > use of "system." > > Perhaps would be more to talk about, if xattrs were implemented > experimentally. > > > > I'm interested in knowing about patches that might be floating > around for the Linux client, for NFSv4.x. (I've seen NFSv3 work.) > > > > Thanks, > > > > Matt > > We've already talked about this, Matt. The answer is still NO. > > Trond > > > ----- "Trond Myklebust" <Trond.Myklebust@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > On Oct 24, 2013, at 3:13 PM, Christoph Anton Mitterer > > > <calestyo@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > On Thu, 2013-10-24 at 08:45 +0000, Myklebust, Trond wrote: > > > >> labeled NFS (i.e. security labels for NFS) is already supported > in > > > Linux 3.10 and newer. > > > > Sure, but that doesn't really help me. > > > > > > > > > > > >> There are no plans to merge general purpose xattrs. > > > > Why not? Is it a big deal? > > > > > > > > > > Linux xattrs are a rabid mess. > > > > > > The whole "system" namespace is something that cannot and should > not > > > ever be exposed on a network. > > > The "trusted" and "user" namespaces just offer specialised > storage. > > > Why are they needed? > > > > > > > > > > >> Please just use an application-specific database. > > > > Well that won't work,... since that wouldn't be updated if e.g. > > > > pathnames are changed by any program (cp, mv) > > > > > > If the data needs to follow the file, then store it in the file. > Why > > > do you need the filesystem to manage that for you? > > > > > > Cheers > > > Trond-- > > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > linux-nfs" > > > in > > > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > More majordomo info at > http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > > > -- > Trond Myklebust > Linux NFS client maintainer > > NetApp > Trond.Myklebust@xxxxxxxxxx > www.netapp.com > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-nfs" > in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html -- Matt Benjamin The Linux Box 206 South Fifth Ave. Suite 150 Ann Arbor, MI 48104 http://linuxbox.com tel. 734-761-4689 fax. 734-769-8938 cel. 734-216-5309 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-nfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
