Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [RFC][PATCH 3/6] SLIM main patch | From | David Safford <> | Date | Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:51:13 -0400 |
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On Fri, 2006-07-14 at 12:34 -0700, Dave Hansen wrote: > On Fri, 2006-07-14 at 12:25 -0700, Kylene Jo Hall wrote: > > > inode_supports_xaddr()? Seems like something that should check a > > > superblock flag or something. > > > > I don't know of any such flags. > > There probably aren't any. The superblock may not even be the right > place for it. It just seems a bit silly to say that the only files in > the system that don't support xaddrs are device files and /proc. What > about all of the other filesystems? Have you tested things like > ISO9660, VFAT, sysfs?
is_exempt() is just a quick test to speed up a couple of obvious cases. It does not need to be complete, as the subsequent get_level() will handle all other cases where xattrs are not supported....
dave
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