Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2023 14:04:56 +0300 From: Dmitry Chagin <dchagin@freebsd.org> To: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Possible issue with linux xattr support? Message-ID: <ZO8iWGOWcM9x8FOR@heemeyer.club> In-Reply-To: <hwugmejws4sihu2gi4ccqi34cplyq6dfctkhkb6crnuivz65pz@sbr6og3znxlv> References: <ZO4En1UJqcr4GGiw@heemeyer.club> <uvavvxn7vgjhf5fswoxcawuolvviq2idedxyt4fe6vtjlewsex@aqssespkdh4e> <ZO409dM4Ws7x_yuM@heemeyer.club> <g5lcvxsnjppbfchdtiufwxcbx7au2dbv2wkxwf5pqp66mo547b@vouujjivkgox> <ZO8EfRnfbF4ixn_L@heemeyer.club> <wp767un2xqnfmmox7uxrl3arrr3mzhccze7okk6zcmc4qnr2xj@kgjyjpezyfy6> <ZO8KaKBwliVeGdVG@heemeyer.club> <l5vgnwjddobhl5h2vceafhdo5uyqznaih7se7rk7bilwzqjpax@5ucptcralggq> <ZO8ea5sXCEKYimr1@heemeyer.club> <hwugmejws4sihu2gi4ccqi34cplyq6dfctkhkb6crnuivz65pz@sbr6og3znxlv>
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On Wed, Aug 30, 2023 at 12:58:45PM +0200, Felix Palmen wrote: > * Dmitry Chagin <dchagin@freebsd.org> [20230830 13:48]: > > On Wed, Aug 30, 2023 at 12:01:13PM +0200, Felix Palmen wrote: > > > Unfortunately, install from GNU coreutils is now unable to install > > > anything again. I tried both as 'nobody' and as 'root', it doesn't make > > > a difference: > > > [...] > > > I assume the fsetxattr call needs some adjustment of error codes as well > > > to make GNU tools play nice. > > > > > > > I don't changed setxattr syscalls due to EPERM is a valid error from it, > > however here's the essential difference between Linux and FreeBSD. > > FreeBSD does not permits manipulatingg attributes in the > > system namespace for unprivileged accounts. > > Interesting! (and, a weird design ...) > > > https://people.freebsd.org/~dchagin/xattr.patch > > Yes, that's basically the same change I meanwhile did locally, except I > restricted the adjustment to cases of writing the system namespace -- > not sure that's good for anything though. > > In short: Works fine that way! > Thanks, I see, I agree with your change, taken into account.
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