linux-ext4 - Re: e2fsprogs: mke2fs -d: copy the Extended Attributes

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Message-ID: <53501147.7040109@windriver.com>
Date:	Fri, 18 Apr 2014 01:37:11 +0800
From:	Robert Yang <liezhi.yang@...driver.com>
To:	"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
CC:	"Darrick J. Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>,
	Zheng Liu <gnehzuil.liu@...il.com>,
	Ext4 Developers List <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: e2fsprogs: mke2fs -d: copy the Extended Attributes



On 04/18/2014 01:33 AM, Robert Yang wrote:
>
>
> On 04/18/2014 12:27 AM, Theodore Ts'o wrote:
>> On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 03:14:34PM +0800, Robert Yang wrote:
>>>
>>> The "mke2fs -d" doesn't copy the file's extended attributes into the
>>> device currently, I'd like to make it work and submit a patch for it
>>> if it is acceptable by e2fsprogs. Maybe we can add a "[-x xattr]"
>>> option for "mke2fs -d" to make it copy the extended attributes.
>>
>> Any reason not to always copy the xattrs if they exist?

Always copy the xattrs if they exist also sounds reasonable, I will try
to investigate more usecases.

// Robert

>>
>> If we want to add a new option for a feature like this which is fairly
>> exotic, my preference would be to either use the -E mechanism and make
>> it be an extended option, or to put it in /etc/mke2fs.conf.
>
> Thanks for the reply, yes, add the new option "[-x xattr]" sounds
> strange, I will try to use the -E mechanism and make it be an
> extended option.
>
> Have a good day, I have to go to sleep now.
>
> // Robert
>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>                         - Ted
>>
>>
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