http://git.samba.org/?p=tprouty/samba.git; a=shortlog; h=dos_attr_work

[Tim Prouty]

On Nov 11, 2008, at 12:32 AM, Volker Lendecke wrote:

> Assuming that chflags(2) is yet another variant of storing
> DOS attributes, we now have the Isilon (FreeBSD?) version,
> the EA version, the normal unix permission one, and at some
> point GPFS will add yet another variant. Isn't it time to
> really create a VFS call to retrieve and set those 4 bits?

As I said in my response to James' feedback, I wrote the patch with  
the intention for it not to be Isilon specific, but instead for it to  
be open to other systems implementing dos attribute storage in the  
same way.  My hope is that other systems looking to implement storing  
dos attributes would be able to utilize one of these three options.   
If it turns out that other systems (like gpfs) need to add yet another  
variant, I agree that creating a new VFS call is a good solution to  
this problem.  If it's acceptable, I'd like to move forward with  
pushing this patch for the short term, with adding a new vfs call now  
on the radar for the future.

Thanks!

-Tim