Re: [PATCH] Add flags option to get xattr method paired to __vfs_getxattr
James Morris <[email protected]> Fri, 16 Aug 2019 08:27:07 +1000 (AEST)
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On Thu, 15 Aug 2019, Mark Salyzyn wrote:
> Good Idea, but using the same argument structure for set and get I would be
> concerned about the loss of compiler protection for the buffer argument;
Agreed, I missed that.
> struct getxattr_args {
> struct dentry *dentry;
> struct inode *inode;
> const char *name;
> void *buffer;
> size_t size;
> int flags;
Does 'get' need flags?
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James Morris
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