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From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org>
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Subject: Re: Tool to access ZFS/NFSv4 alternate data streams on FreeBSD?
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:58:04 -0400
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Cc: Rick Macklem <rmacklem@uoguelph.ca>, Jan Bramkamp <crest@rlwinm.de>,
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On Wednesday, October 15, 2014 12:21:43 AM Lionel Cons wrote:
> On 18 September 2014 01:18, Rick Macklem <rmacklem@uoguelph.ca> wrote:
> > Well, first I believe the FreeBSD project (I refer to it as the
> > "collective" for want of a better word) needs to come to a consensus
> > that this should be done.
> > 
> > As I understand it, the first step towards that is a post on
> > freebsd-arch@ proposing this work and why you think it is a good idea.
> > 
> > Then, based upon the discussion/comments in response to this post, it will
> > hopefully become fairly clear if the "collective" is in favour
> > of doing this or not.
> > 
> > Then, if the consensus is in favour, someone needs to do the
> > coding. (I have volunteered to at least look at the kernel changes,
> > but only the kernel changes.)
> 
> Okay. I've just got the go-ahead, and initial funding :)

Do you have a proposed design for how you plan to implement O_XATTR?  Also, 
are you targeting a specific filesystem (e.g. ZFS?)

-- 
John Baldwin