linux-ext4 - Re: e4defrag and immutable files

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Message-ID: <4C003E7F.7060204@zytor.com>
Date:	Fri, 28 May 2010 15:06:55 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer@...il.com>
CC:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: e4defrag and immutable files

On 05/28/2010 02:21 PM, Greg Freemyer wrote:
>
> Other projects / tools than e4defrag use EXT4_IOC_MOVE_EXT, so it
> would be best to do this in the kernel in my opinion.
>

I fully agree.  If nothing else, it will provide protection against 
broken userspace programs.

	-hpa
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