linux-ext4 - Re: lsetxattr/lgetxattr on ext4.

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Message-ID: <4BB517A7.2060305@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:01:11 -0500
From:	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>
To:	Mingming Cao <cmm@...ibm.com>
CC:	jvrao <jvrao@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: lsetxattr/lgetxattr on ext4.

Mingming Cao wrote:
> On Wed, 2010-03-31 at 17:06 -0700, jvrao wrote:
>> lsetxattr()/lgetxsttr() functions are not working on a ext4 symlink. 
>> But works fine on a regular file.
>>
>> I tried the following program.. Not sure if I am missing something.
>> Any help will be appreciated.
>>
>>
> 
> 
> I tried your test program on ext2/3/btrfs, it seems all broken. 
> Not sure how this not being visible? Thought xattrs are heavily used by
> default on some distros.

xfs as well FWIW.

however, I'm not sure setting user xattrs directly on symlinks is
a common operation...

-Eric

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