Re: JFS extended attributes and ACLs - New Patches

Andreas Gruenbacher <[email protected]> Mon, 9 Sep 2002 17:02:54 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.linux.file-systems,gmane.comp.file-systems.jfs.patches
Organization SuSE Linux AG
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Monday 09 September 2002 16:58, Dave Kleikamp wrote:
> Andreas,
>
> Thanks for the test cases.  I now have new patches that pass the ACL
> tests cleanly, and pass the extended attributes cases that are not
> ext2/3-specific.
>
> This code allows extended attributes to be set on symlinks.  Should this
> be disallowed?

Extended user attributes should be allowed only for regular files and for 
directories with the sticky bet cleared. Rationale: See the attr(5) manual 
page.

> The patches are available here:
> http://www-124.ibm.com/developerworks/patch/?func=detailpatch&patch_id=351&
>group_id=35
> http://www-124.ibm.com/developerworks/patch/?func=detailpatch&patch_id=352&
>group_id=35

Are these links permanent?

--Andreas.

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