On Oct 26, 2013, at 10:01 AM, Matt W. Benjamin <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > Surely you don't need NFSv4 to standardize the the (empty?) set of system or magic attributes Linux > should export? The NFSv4 working group has no authority to do so. POSIX would be the right address. > Besides, as you're well aware, most people who ask for xattrs are looking for an ability to associate > arbitrary specific data, not a back door ioctl interface. That's clearly what the NFSv4 named attributes as standardized were intended for. No. I'm not aware of that. > I'm well aware of other uses and plans that someone would want to standardize, but it seems > irrelevant to the discussion. It's very relevant to the discussion as it defines what namespace applications can expect to work. 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
