Re: [PATCH] get/set FAT filesystem attribute bits

[H. Peter Anvin]

Followup to:  <E1ClnK3-0000TB-00@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
By author:    Bodo Eggert <7eggert@xxxxxx>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
> 
> > a = archive
> 
> Should be the "dump" attribute
> 

What dump attribute?

> > h = hidden
> > r = read only
> 
> Should be reflected by the write bits. (Maybe there should be an option to
> set the file mode for "read only" files to something different than
> $rw_mode and not 0222.)

It is.

> > s = system
> 
> Should be made "immutable", IMO

This is a filesystem mount option, but it's really unpleasant to set
it.  It's one of those things that seems to make sense, but really
doesn't.

	-hpa
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