linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 05/11] fs/9p: allow disable of xattr support on mount

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Date:   Sat, 18 Feb 2023 16:52:00 +0900
From:   asmadeus@...ewreck.org
To:     Eric Van Hensbergen <ericvh@...nel.org>
Cc:     v9fs-developer@...ts.sourceforge.net, rminnich@...il.com,
        lucho@...kov.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux_oss@...debyte.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 05/11] fs/9p: allow disable of xattr support on mount

Eric Van Hensbergen wrote on Sat, Feb 18, 2023 at 12:33:17AM +0000:
> xattr creates a lot of additional messages for 9p in
> the current implementation.  This allows users to
> conditionalize xattr support on 9p mount if they
> are on a connection with bad latency.  Using this
> flag is also useful when debugging other aspects
> of 9p as it reduces the noise in the trace files.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Van Hensbergen <ericvh@...nel.org>

Reviewed-by: Dominique Martinet <asmadeus@...ewreck.org>

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Dominique