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Ric Wheeler <ric@emc.com> writes: > The key is to keep the signature/checksum with the file - tripwire and > backup programs could do this (and even store it their own extended > attribute), but I think that it is more generically useful than that. I can't still see a sane way to do it. Yes, there might be some way for very special purposes but there is no solution for general use. > If you care enough about the data integrity of a file, having this > kind of optional validation on any open would be very useful. Given we can only do that for very specific purposes, I think the userspace is better suited. -- Krzysztof Halasa - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ | ||||||||||||
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