Andi Kleen [ak@xxxxxxx] wrote:
> > > I guess it would be better to fix the beta: move the attr_* syscalls
> > > to the system call slots of test8-xfs (that is 2 slots moved) or even
> > > better remove them until a stable interface is found [as far as I
> > > understand they're not very well tested yet anyways]
> > >
> > > -Andi
> >
> > It would take some days (week) before they could ship a test8 beta. (??)
>
> You don't need a test8 beta, just remove the bogus system calls or at least
> move them to their test8 positions (2 up). It would probably be better to
> remove
> them, because with the next system call added by Linus the same problem
> will occur.
>
> -Andi
i prefered a compile time option to use these system calls. as long as they
are not offical syscalls, it's an alpha feature. with every new offical
syscall you have to compile your userland tools again.
i doubt there is any linux application that use it. (i dont know any irix
application that use the extented attributes too.)
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