Re: [PATCH] (for 2.3.99pre6) audit_ids system calls

From: Andreas Gruenbacher (a.gruenbacher@bestbits.at)
Date: Wed May 03 2000 - 17:33:55 EST


Linda Walsh wrote:
>
> I know Andreas Gruenbacker has a list (Linux ACL Developers List <acl-devel@bestbits.at>) that has expanded a bit to cover capabilities
> and MAC on ext2 using the acl-reserved word in the ext2-inode, but
> I seem to remember him talking about it being used by someone else under
> some circumstances (I think it was something to do w/large file support).

That was about the i_dir_acl, which is aliased to i_file_high. I have no need
for the i_dir_acl field. All extra information (ACL, Default ACL, ...) is
accessed through i_file_acl.

I will in a couple of days have time to write up my thoughts on this topic.

Andreas

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