Glenn Skinner wrote:
> Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 13:19:19 -0600 (MDT)
> From: Timothy Haley - Sun Microsystem <timh at spidey.central.sun.com>
> Subject: Extensible Attribute Interfaces [PSARC/2007/315 FastTrack
> timeout 06/06/2007]
>
> ...
> 2.0 OVERVIEW
>
> The Solaris CIFS project requires file system support for a
> number of "system" and opaque file attributes.
>
> Suppose someone desires to add a new "system" attribute. By what
> criteria can we (the ARC) judge whether that attribute qualifies as
> being a "system" attribute? That is, what constitutes "systemness" in
> an attribute?
>
> -- Glenn
>
I believe that if an operating system module needs to use the value of an
attribute
to make a decision, then that attribute is considered a system attribute.
Rich
