In-inode xattr entry descriptors are unsorted. Signed-off-by: Andreas Gruenbacher Index: linux-2.6.11-latest/fs/ext3/xattr.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.11-latest.orig/fs/ext3/xattr.c +++ linux-2.6.11-latest/fs/ext3/xattr.c @@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ * | value 2 | | * +------------------+ * - * The header is followed by multiple entry descriptors. Descriptors are - * kept sorted. The attribute values are aligned to the end of the block - * in no specific order. + * The header is followed by multiple entry descriptors. In disk blocks, the + * entry descriptors are kept sorted. In inodes, they are unsorted. The + * attribute values are aligned to the end of the block in no specific order. * * Locking strategy * ---------------- -- Andreas Gruenbacher SUSE Labs, SUSE LINUX PRODUCTS GMBH