sragraha@redhat.com has uploaded this change for review.
FSAL_VFS: Replace sticky‑bit referral trigger with xattr‑based detection (user.fs_location)
This change simplifies and clarifies NFSv4 referral handling in FSAL_VFS by removing
the sticky‑bit/no‑exec trigger and using only the presence of the extended attribute
user.fs_location to decide whether a directory is a referral junction.
The sticky‑bit mechanism overloaded traditional POSIX semantics and caused confusion
for admins and tooling (auditors, CM systems) while offering no protocol‑level benefit.
Using the fs_locations attribute per NFSv4 aligns better with the specification and
makes referral configuration explicit and self‑describing.
Change-Id: Iad2cee4ba36d56055b402345e170fe61b42de1ca
Signed-off-by: Sreedhar Agraharam <sragraha@redhat.com>
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M src/FSAL/FSAL_VFS/handle.c
M src/FSAL/commonlib.c
M src/FSAL/default_methods.c
M src/include/fsal_api.h
4 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)
git pull ssh://review.gerrithub.io:29418/ffilz/nfs-ganesha refs/changes/63/1229363/1
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