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Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2015 13:42:46 +0100
From: Alexander Holler <holler@ahsoftware.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] WIP: Add syscall unlinkat_s (currently x86* only)
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Am 04.02.2015 um 13:22 schrieb Alexander Holler:
> Am 04.02.2015 um 13:07 schrieb Luk?? Czerner:
>
>> The fact is that the current patches are useless for anything other
>> than proof-of-concept. Now you know more that needs to be done or
>
> That's wrong. The patches already work. If you delete a file which isn't
> in use by something else, the current contents will be wiped on
> traditional harddrives. I assume that already fulfills more than 50% of
> use cases of ordinary people.
>
>> thought about, but if you're not willing to do the work, then please
>> stop complaining about "high towers". I am not a maintainer and I
>> thinks that the feedback you've got is entirely reasonable. Take it
>> as you will.
>>
>> One more thing, can I ask you what were your expectations when
>> posting those patches ?
>
> I've posted them for other users which are happy with what I've
> explained above. Besides requesting an API which makes such a simple
> solution, in contrast to the the 's' bit, possible.

To be more precise: How do you add something like EXT2_IOC_[SG[ETFLAGS 
to vfat or one of the dozens other filesystems which don't know about 
linux-specific flags? I don't see a way to do that, so there's only 
unlinkat() left.

Alexander Holler


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