On Tuesday 16 October 2012, Jaegeuk Kim wrote: > > > > > > An xattr on the root inode that holds a list like this is something > > > > that could be set at mkfs time, but then also updated easily by new > > > > software packages that are installed... > > > > Yes, good idea. > > Likewise many file systems, f2fs also supports xattr as a configurable > Kconfig option. > If user disables the xattr feature, how can we do this?
I can see three options here: * make the extension list feature dependent on xattr, and treat all files the same if it's disabled. * put the list into the superblock instead. * fall back on a hardcoded list of extensions when the extended attribute is not present or the feature is disabled. Arnd -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/