Dave Chinner <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 10:54:52AM +0530, Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote: >> Dave Chinner <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> > On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 09:44:31PM +0530, Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote: >> >> Hi >> >> >> >> As per LSF/MM summit discussion I am reposting the richacl patchset for >> >> upstream inclusion. The patchset includes minimal changes required to implement >> >> a new acl model similar to NFSv4 ACL. The acl model selection is based on >> >> file system feature flag. >> >> >> >> The following set of patches implements VFS and ext4 changes needed to implement >> >> a new acl model for linux. Rich ACLs are an implementation of NFSv4 ACLs, >> >> extended by file masks to fit into the standard POSIX file permission model. >> >> They are designed to work seamlessly locally as well as across the NFSv4 and >> >> CIFS/SMB2 network file system protocols. >> >> >> >> A user-space utility for displaying and changing richacls is available at [1] >> >> (a number of examples can be found at http://acl.bestbits.at/richacl/examples.html). > .... >> >> More details regarding richacl can be found at >> >> http://acl.bestbits.at/richacl/ >> >> >> >> Previous posting of the patchset can be found at: >> >> http://mid.gmane.org/1319391835-5829-1-git-send-email-aneesh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> "[PATCH -V8 00/26] New ACL format for better NFSv4 acl interoperability" >> >> >> >> The complete patchset can also be found at: >> >> https://github.com/kvaneesh/linux/commits/richacl-for-upstream >> > >> > Where are the tests? We need comprehensive coverage in xfstests so >> > we can validate that it works the way it is supposed to and that we >> > don't break it in future, and that all filesystems behave the same >> > way.... >> > >> >> https://github.com/kvaneesh/richacl-tools/tree/master/test > > FYI, I doubt very much that anyone will run a stand-alone richacls > test suite regularly. Can you please work to integrate this into > xfstests so it becomes a regular part of a filesystem developer's > daily workflow? > Will update xfstest based on the progress made with this patchset. -aenesh -- 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
