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From: vda <vda@port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Mount opts: make umask and friends valid for any fs
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 16:28:23 +0000
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Currently some fs support umask=NNN mount opt to indicate which mode bits to 
clear for all files/dirs (mostly those which don't have support for mode: 
vfat etc). Some also have fmask/dmask (smbfs).

Would it be useful to make those a generic mount opts applicable to any fs:
u[f]mask=NNN: bits to clear for files and dirs
udmask=NNN: bits to clear for dirs (overrides umask)
[f]mask=NNN: bits to set for files and dirs
dmask=NNN: bits to set for dirs (overrides fmask)

Note: this mess with file/dir separation is due to historical
'x bit for dirs' (mis)feature
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vda
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