Re: [PATCH 0/6] Extended file stat system call
David Howells <[email protected]>
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Myklebust, Trond <[email protected]> wrote: > You are still not explaining why they need to know the values at all? If > the values are bogus, then don't return them, and don't set the flag > that says they are being returned. What if the xstat() and struct xstat eventually becomes what userspace uses as stat() (as a wrapper) and struct stat (if such a thing is possible with glibc versioning)? Do older programs that think they're using stat() and don't know about the extra fields available expect to see a useful value in st_ino? David