[Cluster-devel] [PATCH v12 2/5] Add flags option to get xattr method paired to __vfs_getxattr

2019-07-30 Thread Mark Salyzyn
Add a flag option to get xattr method that could have a bit flag of XATTR_NOSECURITY passed to it. XATTR_NOSECURITY is set in the __vfs_getxattr path. This handles the case of a union filesystem driver that is being requested by the security layer to report back the data that is the target label

[Cluster-devel] The last 64 bits

2019-07-30 Thread Steven Whitehouse
Hi, We currently have 64 bits left over in the gfs2 metadata header. This is currently just padding, although we do zero it out when we add metadata blocks to transactions. I would like to ensure that we make the most of this space, and I've got a couple of ideas of how best to use it.