2009/387 [Pathname Reparse Points]

[Darren J Moffat]

Alan.M.Wright wrote:
>> Aren't you already doing that by looking at the new attribute and then 
>> only parsing the symlink data if it is tagged as a reparse point.  I 
>> agree with Nico I think this case should use a system attribute as the 
>> "tag" like it does now but store the data in an extended attribute (ie 
>> the runat ones) that shouldn't require you wait on any new 
>> functionality in ZFS.
> 
> We can't do that with this proposal because symlink can't have
> extended attributes.

The point is NOT to use symlinks at all but to use a file with an 
extended attribute.

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Darren J Moffat