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Message-ID: <loom.20111009T050942-868@post.gmane.org> Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2011 03:15:51 +0000 (UTC) From: Alex Elsayed <eternaleye@...il.com> To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: A Plumber’s Wish List for Linux Bastien ROUCARIES <roucaries.bastien <at> gmail.com> writes: > > On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 2:46 PM, Kay Sievers <kay.sievers <at> vrfy.org> wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 12:38, Alan Cox <alan <at> lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote: > >> On Fri, 7 Oct 2011 12:28:46 +0200 Kay Sievers <kay.sievers <at> vrfy.org> wrote: > >>> What do you mean would be ugly? > >> > >> I have an ext4fs. It supports every possible file name allowed by POSIX > >> and SuS. What name are you going to use for your 'hidden directory' that > >> won't clash with a real file ? > > > > Ah, no. The label on FAT (similar on NTFS) are 'magic entries' in the > > root dir list, not a real file in the root dir. > > Why not using a special xattr namespace ? > > Bastien All of you are completely misconstruing what was said. He was NOT suggesting magic entries as an interface to change the label. He was noting that the FAT filesystem IMPLEMENTS its labels as a magic entry, which cannot be safely altered from userspace on a mounted FS, necessitating help from the kernel. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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