[linux-cifs-client] Re: POSIX Unlink and Query Unix File Info2

[James Peach]

On 09/03/2007, at 1:47 PM, Jeremy Allison wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 09, 2007 at 03:44:47PM -0600, Steve French wrote:
>> If server supports CIFS_UNIX_POSIX_PATHNAMES_CAP then
>> SMB_POSIX_PATH_UNLINK MUST be available? or SHOULD be available?
>
> Must.
>
>> I saw a comment in your code indicating that this did an oplock break
>> and is path only (not SetFileInfo).   Does this mean that if we  
>> have the
>> file open on the client - there is a handle based way to get posix
>> semantics on delete of a file ... seems like we must if the path  
>> based
>> one should break oplock
>
> Yes, that's the case.
>
>> If server supports CIFS_UNIX_POSIX_PATHNAMES_CAP then
>> SMB_QUERY_FILE_UNIX_INFO2 MUST be available? or SHOULD be available?
>
> I think it's a should. James, George - comments ?

To follow up, I don't think that any info level should ever be a  
MUST. The client MUST always be prepared for any info level to fail  
(particularly the more recent ones).

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James Peach | jpeach at samba.org