Re: [PATCH v2] ext4: support xattr gnu.* namespace for the Hurd

From: Theodore Y. Ts'o
Date: Fri Jun 12 2020 - 13:38:48 EST


On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 10:39:39AM +0200, Jan Nieuwenhuizen wrote:
> Theodore Y. Ts'o writes:
>
> Hello!
>
> > On Mon, May 25, 2020 at 09:39:40PM +0200, Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen wrote:
> >> The Hurd gained[0] support for moving the translator and author
> >> fields out of the inode and into the "gnu.*" xattr namespace.
> >>
> >> In anticipation of that, an xattr INDEX was reserved[1]. The Hurd has
> >> now been brought into compliance[2] with that.
> >>
> >> This patch adds support for reading and writing such attributes from
> >> Linux; you can now do something like
>
> [...]
> >
> > This patch is missing a Signed-off-by. If you don't understand why
> > this is really important, please read:
> >
> > https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#sign-your-work-the-developer-s-certificate-of-origin
>
> Ah, that makes sense. Sorry for omitting that/being not clear on it.
>
> > Can you resubmit with the DCO or confirm that it's OK for me to add
> > your Signed-off-by?
>
> Yes, that's OK, please do! I am the original author of this patch.

Thanks, I've applied this to the ext4.git tree.

- Ted