linux-kernel - Re: [rfc] new stat*fs-like syscall?

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Message-ID: <20100625181638.GA15227@infradead.org>
Date:	Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:16:38 -0400
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...il.com>
Cc:	Andreas Dilger <adilger@...ger.ca>, Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [rfc] new stat*fs-like syscall?

On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 10:52:05AM -0700, Ulrich Drepper wrote:
> there are not that many flags which are portable and available on all
> the platforms.  Look at /usr/include/bits/statvfs.h for what has to be
> supported and the values to use.  If the values the kernel will use
> differ I'd have to (unnecessarily) convert the values.  If some values
> are missing/not supported I still would have to use /proc/mounts and
> nothing is gained.

I don't quite get what ST_WRITE is supposed to mean.  All but that one
can be supported trivially.
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