[linux-cifs-client] [RFC PATCH] CIFS posix acl permission checking

[Stef Bon]

2010/3/12 Jeff Layton <jlayton at samba.org>:
>
> 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