linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 06/10] NFSv4: Add label recommended attribute and NFSv4 flags

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Date:	Wed, 7 Jul 2010 13:00:58 -0400
From:	"J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@...ldses.org>
To:	"David P. Quigley" <dpquigl@...ho.nsa.gov>
Cc:	hch@...radead.org, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, casey@...aufler-ca.com,
	sds@...ho.nsa.gov, matthew.dodd@...rta.com,
	trond.myklebust@....uio.no, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, selinux@...ho.nsa.gov,
	linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/10] NFSv4: Add label recommended attribute and NFSv4
 flags

On Wed, Jul 07, 2010 at 10:31:22AM -0400, David P. Quigley wrote:
> This patch adds a new recommended attribute named label into the NFSv4 file

Make that '... recommended attribute named "security_label"' ?

> +#define NFS4_MAXLABELLEN	4096

Idle curiosity--why 4096?  (Why couldn't it be 16?  And how do we know
people will never want 8192?)

> +#define NFSEXP_SECURITY_LABEL	0x0040  /* Support security label fattr4 */

I guess that answers my earlier question.

--b.
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