Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] UDF filesystem uid fix
From: Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>
To: Phillip Susi <psusi@cfl.rr.com>
Cc: Peter Osterlund <petero2@telia.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
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Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 22:28:02 +0200
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On Wed, 2006-02-15 at 13:48 -0500, Phillip Susi wrote:
> True, that would work.  It would require the addition of another mount 
> option though, so I wonder, is that really needed?  What problem with 
> the current patch would this solve?  Is there really a need to save real 
> ids to the disk with the current uid option and no force?  Keep in mind 
> that udf is meant for removable media where the uids aren't going to 
> make any sense in another system.

Yeah, but even for removable media proper uid/gid makes sense. For
instance, if I am sharing an usb stick with someone else on the same
computer, uid/gid is useful. Anyway, I prefer that force thing and if
everyone else disagrees with me, now would be a good time to say so.

			Pekka

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