Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: ext4 features | From | Krzysztof Halasa <> | Date | Fri, 07 Jul 2006 19:34:17 +0200 |
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Ric Wheeler <ric@emc.com> writes:
> The key is to keep the signature/checksum with the file - tripwire and > backup programs could do this (and even store it their own extended > attribute), but I think that it is more generically useful than that.
I can't still see a sane way to do it. Yes, there might be some way for very special purposes but there is no solution for general use.
> If you care enough about the data integrity of a file, having this > kind of optional validation on any open would be very useful.
Given we can only do that for very specific purposes, I think the userspace is better suited. -- Krzysztof Halasa - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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