linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH v1 03/22] libext2fs: add functions to operate on extended attribute

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Date:	Sun, 13 Oct 2013 21:55:26 -0400
From:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	"Darrick J. Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>,
	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, Zheng Liu <wenqing.lz@...bao.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 03/22] libext2fs: add functions to operate on extended
 attribute

On Tue, Aug 06, 2013 at 07:14:34AM +0800, Zheng Liu wrote:
> > > +ec	EXT2_ET_EXT_ATTR_CURRUPTED,
> > > +	"Extended attribute currupted"
> > 
> > "corrupted".
> 
> Thanks for pointing it out.  Fix it in next spin.
> 
> > (Or maybe shorten that to "corrupt"?)
> 
> I find the 'CORRUPT' in lib/ext2fs/ext2_err.et.in, and the result are as
> below.
> 
> It seems that there is no any rule about this.  I am wondering if we
> need to rename _DIR_CORRUPTED to _DIR_CORRUPT.  I am ok for using
> _CORRUPT or _CORRUPTED.

We shouldn't change existing error codes since that will break
backwards compatibility.  My preference for the new error code is:

ec	  EXT2_ET_EXT_ATTR_CORRUPT,
	  "Corrupt Extended attribute"

							- Ted
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