Return-Path: Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:42177 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753761Ab1IWQzg (ORCPT ); Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:55:36 -0400 From: David Howells In-Reply-To: References: <1316747758.3346.89.camel@perseus.themaw.net> <20110922134510.24683.14576.stgit@warthog.procyon.org.uk> <1316707443.3346.44.camel@perseus.themaw.net> <1316709935.3346.48.camel@perseus.themaw.net> <20110922133529.6d3ea8de@barsoom.rdu.redhat.com> <20110922144453.6cf53a25@barsoom.rdu.redhat.com> <1316719228.3968.14.camel@lade.trondhjem.org> <2E1EB2CF9ED1CB4AA966F0EB76EAB4430B480BD4@SACMVEXC2-PRD.hq.netapp.com> <21772.1316774025@redhat.com> <1316788444.14812.10.camel@lade.trondhjem.org> <1316792468.3346.144.camel@perseus.themaw.net> <13920.1316796007@redhat.com! > To: Linus Torvalds Cc: dhowells@redhat.com, Ian Kent , Trond Myklebust , miklos@szeredi.hu, Jeff Layton , viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk, gregkh@suse.de, linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org, leonardo.lists@gmail.com Subject: Re: [PATCH] VFS: Suppress automount on [l]stat, [l]getxattr, etc. Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:54:49 +0100 Message-ID: <14156.1316796889@redhat.com> Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Linus Torvalds wrote: > > getxattr and co. are trickier because they don't have an AT_ flags form, and > > it can be argued that these, lgetxattr and co. included should automount. > > However, that would seriously upset ls, so I think we have to leave lgetxattr > > not automounting, and so getxattr should follow. > > Why? > > If you really want to follow, use the '/' at the end. Sorry, 'follow' as in follow what lgetxattr does, not 'follow' as in automount. Bad choise of verb. David