Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: extended attributes

[Jan Hudec]

On Wed, Jan 07, 2004 at 10:42:23 +1100, Brian May wrote:
> >>>>> "Jan" == Jan Hudec <address@hidden> writes:
> 
>     >> For atomic file updates, rename(2) does too much.  It modifies
>     >> or creates a directory entry to have default ownership,
>     >> permissions and time values.
> 
>     Jan> Do I need to remind you, that *directory entry* does NOT have
>     Jan> any ownership, permission and time values? A *directory
>     Jan> entry* has exactly a name and a number of inode it point
>     Jan> to. At least for POSIX compliant filesystems.
> 
> What is needed is a system call (or user level call?) that creates a
> new file with all the properties (times, owners, permissions, extended
> attributes) based on an existing file. So you would say:
> 
> create file a.tmp from a
> write to a.tmp
> rename a.tmp to a
> 
> And most of the problems would be solved (I think!).

Unfortunately, such a system call does not exist...

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                                                 Jan 'Bulb' Hudec 
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