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[ Upstream commit 7fe2a71dda349a1afa75781f0cc7975be9784d15 ] The attributes that nfsd might want to set on a file include 'struct iattr' as well as an ACL and security label. The latter two are passed around quite separately from the first, in part because they are only needed for NFSv4. This leads to some clumsiness in the code, such as the attributes NOT being set in nfsd_create_setattr(). We need to keep the directory locked until all attributes are set to ensure the file is never visibile without all its attributes. This need combined with the inconsistent handling of attributes leads to more clumsiness. As a first step towards tidying this up, introduce 'struct nfsd_attrs'. This is passed (by reference) to vfs.c functions that work with attributes, and is assembled by the various nfs*proc functions which call them. As yet only iattr is included, but future patches will expand this. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@oracle.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.