linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH 00/12] Enhanced file stat system call

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Date:	Fri, 20 Nov 2015 16:28:35 +0000
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	Martin Steigerwald <martin@...htvoll.de>
Cc:	dhowells@...hat.com, arnd@...db.de, linux-afs@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org, linux-cifs@...r.kernel.org,
	samba-technical@...ts.samba.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 00/12] Enhanced file stat system call

Martin Steigerwald <martin@...htvoll.de> wrote:

> Any plans to add limitations of filesystem to the call like maximum file
> size?  I know its mostly relevant for just for FAT32, but on any account
> rather than trying to write 4 GiB and then file, it would be good to at some
> time get a dialog at the beginning of the copy.

Adding filesystem limits can be done.  I got a shopping list of things people
wanted a while back and I've worked off of that list.  I can add other things
- that's on of the reasons I left room for expansion.

David
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