Re: [RFC PATCH] CIFS posix acl permission checking
Stef Bon <[email protected]>
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I do not something specific, but I read the discussion and you metioning the cifs code is very hard to understand and to maintain when it comes to handling permissions. Sometimes it's a good idea to rewrite. That's all. Stef Bon 2010/3/30 Jeff Layton <[email protected]>: > On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:44:42 +0200 > Stef Bon <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 2010/3/12 Jeff Layton <[email protected]>: >> > >> > CIFS is already a god-awful mess when it comes to handling permissions. >> > There are a ton of options that affect how it deals with permissions. >> > Many of them conflict and the effect of their union is poorly >> > understood. It's a maintenance and support *nightmare*. Adding this >> > means adding more options and yet another set of behavior, and that >> > worries me. >> > >> >> I do not know how difficult it is to maintain, but sometimes it's a >> good idea to rewrite code. >> Maybe you already have thought about that, but is it an (again a) option? >> >> Stef >> > > What are you proposing to rewrite? > -- > Jeff Layton <[email protected]> >