Hi, Thanks, Bruce. ----- "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: attributes, e.g., perhaps update > atomicity. > > Right, xattrs are expected to be small-ish and are set and queried > atomically. A server that implements named attributes using xattrs > has > to for example implement write as a read-modify-write of the > attribute. Ok, helpful. > You normally only address xattrs by name, so I guess you'd have to > stick > a hash of the name in the filehandle. That's how we're (re) implementing it for G. > > We could probably get *something* working, but I don't know whether > the > semantics would be close enough to not break an application that was > written to a named-attribute api. I agree, there seems to be a missing piece. > > Personally what I'd like to see is a really thorough description of a > use case or two. All I've ever heard is either "selinux", or some > vague > ideas about things people think might be cool to try. I think the Christoph have made the best case that can be made, but I have nothing more for the Linux debate. I'd like to see us solve the design problems, though. Matt -- 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
