Re: [PATCH] fs/affs: Fix basic permission bits to actually work

From: John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
Date: Fri Sep 25 2020 - 06:17:00 EST


Hi Max!

On 8/27/20 5:49 PM, Max Staudt wrote:
> The basic permission bits (protection bits in AmigaOS) have been broken
> in Linux' affs - it would only set bits, but never delete them.
> Also, contrary to the documentation, the Archived bit was not handled.
>
> Let's fix this for good, and set the bits such that Linux and classic
> AmigaOS can coexist in the most peaceful manner.
>
> Also, update the documentation to represent the current state of things.
Has there already been any progress on reviewing this?

Adrian

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