Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 00:01:39 +0100 (CET) From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> To: Lionel Cons <lionelcons1972@gmail.com> Cc: Rick Macklem <rmacklem@uoguelph.ca>, Pedro Giffuni <pfg@freebsd.org>, Cedric Blancher <cedric.blancher@gmail.com>, Freebsd hackers list <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>, Richard Yao <ryao@gentoo.org>, Jordan Hubbard <jordan.hubbard@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Alternate Data Stream Support in FreeBSD (was Re: O_XATTR support in FreeBSD?) Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1311270000530.27705@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> In-Reply-To: <CAPJSo4XFNxZLPG=uvZkCdhOX08Wt_JqNCAOV-Eg58pw0U%2BsavQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAPJSo4XFNxZLPG=uvZkCdhOX08Wt_JqNCAOV-Eg58pw0U%2BsavQ@mail.gmail.com>
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>> there are additional functions for manipulating EAs that go well beyond >> the Solaris extensions to the directory and file I/O functions. Assuming you >> want to be able to get/set as well as enumerate or remove EAs, then >> you might just as well add getxattr(2), listxattr(2), removexattr(2), setxattr(2) >> too and follow the herd (Linux and OS X, so far). > > You mean 'follow the lemmings down into the abyss'? :) seems to. why just not make 2 files when two "data streams" are needed. if compatibility is needed with other OSes (like windows with SMB export) - just add this to samba.
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