linux-kernel - Re: Versioning file system

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Date:	Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:34:25 -0700
From:	Jeremy Allison <jra@...ba.org>
To:	Jörn Engel <joern@...fs.org>
Cc:	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	alan <alan@...eserver.org>, Bodo Eggert <7eggert@....de>,
	Jack Stone <jack@...keye.stone.uk.eu.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk
Subject: Re: Versioning file system

On Tue, Jun 19, 2007 at 12:26:57AM +0200, Jörn Engel wrote:
> 
> Pointless here means that _I_ don't see the point.  Maybe there are
> valid uses for extended attributes.  If there are, noone has explained
> them to me yet.

Samba uses them to store DOS'ism's that you don't want in your
POSIX filesystem.

Jeremy.
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