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List:       reiserfs-devel
Subject:    Re: XATTR bugs
From:       Fredrik Tolf <fredrik () dolda2000 ! com>
Date:       2003-11-26 2:13:08
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Hans Reiser writes:
 > Fredrik Tolf wrote:
 > 
 > >Hi!
 > >
 > >I just applied the ReiserFS xattr patches to my 2.6.0-test10 Linux
 > >kernel, and I found what appears to be two bugs.
 > >
 > >The patches were those from
 > >ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/people/jeffm/reiserfs/aclea/
 > >
 > >Since there is no mention of this URL on the namesys.com home page, I
 > >don't know if these patches are "official".
 > >
 > Nope.  They are suse kernel only.  The official kernel has V4 as the 
 > planned point of entry for ACLs, and V3 is in something very close to a 
 > frozen state. 
 > 
 > > If they aren't, please
 > >tell me so and I will turn elsewhere, and if you know where to mail it
 > >instead, please tell me that too.
 > >  
 > >
 > jeffm@suse.de can help you.  Please DO consider them on-topic for 
 > reiserfs-list though.  Just because I am not accepting them into the 
 > official kernel does not mean I want to stand in the way of people doing 
 > what they want to do with our code, and doing it effectively, it just 
 > means I have a different philosophy of release management.;-)

OK, I see - I will forward my thoughts to him, then. Thanks!

Fredrik Tolf

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