Re: extended attributes and lsextattr/extattr_list_file

[yamt%mwd.biglobe.ne.jp@localhost (YAMAMOTO Takashi)]

hi,

> YAMAMOTO Takashi <yamt%mwd.biglobe.ne.jp@localhost> wrote:
> 
>> what i don't understand and was guessing is why we need two sets of
>> native syscalls.  one of them can be in libc.
> 
> The Linux-flavor API has option for test-and-set operation on attribute.
> It cannot be done in libc, that really require to be done in the kernel.

do you think the opposite, implementing freebsd-flavor in userland
using linux-flavor, is possible?

YAMAMOTO Takashi

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