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SubjectRe: [PATCH] 9p: Don't use ATTR_* values from fs.h in userspace facing structs
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On Sat, 2011-12-17 at 17:47 +0000, Al Viro wrote:
> Look, that's the problem with exposing this stuff to protocol; you don't
> get clear semantics and are you seriously asking for trouble on kernel
> changes. Suppose tomorrow we get rid of e.g. ATTR_KILL_PRIV; what are you
> guys going to do? Hope that no 9p server has behaviour dependent on that
> flag being set or cleared?
>
> Don't turn the kernel internals into a part of ABI. And blind bulk remapping
> of constants is exactly that...

I went with Aneesh's suggestion and did something similar to something
9p already has done before.

This is probably a good opportunity to open it up for discussion, since
I currently have a block of code containing those ATTR_* defines
copy-pasted from linux/fs.h in my userspace code, and thats obviously a
serious wtf.

--

Sasha.



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