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On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 11:43:55AM -0700, Marc Eshel wrote:
> Do you know of any plans to add  IETF RFC 8276 - File System Extended 
> Attributes in NFSv4 to the Linux NFS Client or Server?

I don't understand why you proposed new protocol without having anyone
in mind to implement it on the platforms where you need it.

Matt Benjamin's expressed interest in the past, but he's got a lot on
his plate so I don't know that we can count on that.

--b.