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List:       linux-ext4
Subject:    [Ext2-devel] Re: [Acl-Devel] Re: RFC: Trusted extended attributes
From:       "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso () mit ! edu>
Date:       2002-11-12 14:18:01
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On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 09:30:16AM +1100, Nathan Scott wrote:
> My preference would be to use the name "trusted" as you earlier
> suggested.  There is no actual "root.*" name anywhere - on IRIX
> we have a numeric encoding of namespace (IRIX API is different
> to Linux in a number of ways, so compatability/consistency isn't
> particularly useful); and on Linux XFS we use an XFS-specific EA
> namespace called "xfsroot.*" for what was the ROOT namespace on
> IRIX (this allows tools like xfsdump/xfsrestore to work, and to
> create/restore dump tapes compatible with their IRIX variants).
> 
> The name "root" also causes alot of confusion due to association
> with uid==0, so I'd prefer not to propogate that issue.

Agreed, fair enough.

					- Ted


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