Return-Path: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from smtp.cs.ucla.edu ([131.179.128.62]:46567 "EHLO smtp.cs.ucla.edu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753385Ab2D0Xyg (ORCPT ); Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:54:36 -0400 Message-ID: <4F9B31C1.3010701@cs.ucla.edu> Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:54:41 -0700 From: Paul Eggert MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Roland McGrath CC: David Howells , linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org, linux-cifs@vger.kernel.org, samba-technical@lists.samba.org, linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org, wine-devel@winehq.org, kfm-devel@kde.org, nautilus-list@gnome.org, linux-api@vger.kernel.org, libc-alpha@sourceware.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/6] Extended file stat system call References: <20120419163238.61D382C0DF@topped-with-meat.com> <20120419140558.17272.74360.stgit@warthog.procyon.org.uk> <19184.1335448455@redhat.com> <20120426182524.E5ADF2C0EC@topped-with-meat.com> In-Reply-To: <20120426182524.E5ADF2C0EC@topped-with-meat.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 04/26/2012 11:25 AM, Roland McGrath wrote: > What I'd really prefer is a name that is less meaninglessly arcane, Since people are used to the string "stat", and since this is about getting related attributes, how about using the string "statr"? Thus "statrat" could be the syscall that acts like fstatat, but gets related attributes too. A bonus of this name is that a "stat rat" is slang for someone who loves looking at statistics, often sports statistics. Billy Beane is a stat rat. Someone who cares about files' statistics is also a stat rat. The "r" in "statrat" could stand for "related", or for "relevant", or for whatever you like.