linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -V4 00/11] New ACL format for better NFSv4 acl interoperability

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Message-ID: <20101101153058.GB27029@fieldses.org>
Date:	Mon, 1 Nov 2010 11:30:58 -0400
From:	"J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@...i.umich.edu>
To:	"Aneesh Kumar K. V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	sfrench@...ibm.com, ffilz@...ibm.com, agruen@...e.de,
	adilger@....com, sandeen@...hat.com, tytso@....edu,
	jlayton@...hat.com, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jeremy Allison <jra@...ba.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -V4 00/11]  New ACL format for better NFSv4 acl
 interoperability

On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 10:05:37AM +0530, Aneesh Kumar K. V wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:09:02 -0400, "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@...i.umich.edu> wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 11:35:07AM -0400, J. Bruce Fields wrote:
> > > On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 12:47:38PM +0530, Aneesh Kumar K. V wrote:
> > > > What we need in the first step is to get VFS changes reviewed.Once we
> > > > agree on the VFS changes done, then we can start looking at the changes
> > > > upto NFS richacl nfs support. When get that merged then we can start
> > > > having discussion on how local file system maintainers want to migrate
> > > > the existing file system with posixacl to richacl.
> > > 
> > > OK.  So, personally: I'm resigned to the idea that we want support for
> > > this ACL model.  The vfs changes look OK to me (and wouldn't be changed
> > > by any comments I'd have on the more richacl-specific patches to
> > > follow).  So that's an ACK from me on the first set of these patches,
> > > assuming it's OK with people to merge these things one step at a time.
> > 
> > Is there any progress on this?
> 
> The next step would be to get Al Viro or Christoph to look at the
> proposed VFS changes and get an ACK on them. Meanwhile i can rebase
> the full series to the latest linux kernel. 
>
> Apart from that is there any specific changes you would like to see
> as a part of richacl patch series. Would you like to see the full
> patchset posted to the list or should we go in steps as mentioned above
> ?

People need to see the users that justify the VFS changes.  I think it
would be more useful to post all the patches required to get the new
feature.

With the kernel summit and plumbers conference ongoing this week,
there's probably not a great rush.

--b.
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