Re: [PATCH 1/5] WIP: Add syscall unlinkat_s (currently x86* only)

From: Alexander Holler <holler@ahsoftware.de>
To: "Lukáš Czerner" <lczerner@redhat.com>
Cc: Al Viro <viro@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>,
	"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>,
	linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] WIP: Add syscall unlinkat_s (currently x86* only)
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2015 13:22:26 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <54D20F02.5050700@ahsoftware.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1502041247530.23002@localhost.localdomain>

Am 04.02.2015 um 13:07 schrieb Lukáš Czerner:

> The fact is that the current patches are useless for anything other
> than proof-of-concept. Now you know more that needs to be done or

That's wrong. The patches already work. If you delete a file which isn't 
in use by something else, the current contents will be wiped on 
traditional harddrives. I assume that already fulfills more than 50% of 
use cases of ordinary people.

> thought about, but if you're not willing to do the work, then please
> stop complaining about "high towers". I am not a maintainer and I
> thinks that the feedback you've got is entirely reasonable. Take it
> as you will.
>
> One more thing, can I ask you what were your expectations when
> posting those patches ?

I've posted them for other users which are happy with what I've 
explained above. Besides requesting an API which makes such a simple 
solution, in contrast to the the 's' bit, possible.

Alexander Holler