glusterfs.git/tests/bugs/posix/bug-1175711.c, branch v3.12dev posix: Set correct d_type for readdirp() calls 2016-05-02T11:48:45+00:00 Prashanth Pai ppai@redhat.com 2016-04-27T08:07:07+00:00 77def44d497d090ef3f393b6d9403c1a29dcf993 dirent.d_type can contain the type of the directory entry. The 'd_type' struct member in dirent is present in Linux and many BSD flavours. However, filling d_type with correct value requires support from the underlying filesystem. If not, d_type is set to DT_UNKNOWN. XFS added support for d_type as part of their newer version 5 on-disk format. However, this requires Linux >= 3.15, xfsprogs >= 3.2.0 and the bricks to be formatted using the new format. This patch enables posix xlator to set d_type to the right value even when the underlying filesystem does not support it. d_type can be set using information previously fetched by stat() on the dir entry. This will aid FUSE applications to leverage d_type to avoid the expense of calling lstat() if further actions depend on the type of the file. Refer `man 3 readdir` and `man 2 getdents` BUG: 1175711 Change-Id: Ic5a262fe4c64122726b4fae2d1bea375c559ca04 Signed-off-by: Prashanth Pai <ppai@redhat.com> Reviewed-on: http://review.gluster.org/14095 Smoke: Gluster Build System <jenkins@build.gluster.com> NetBSD-regression: NetBSD Build System <jenkins@build.gluster.org> CentOS-regression: Gluster Build System <jenkins@build.gluster.com> Reviewed-by: Jeff Darcy <jdarcy@redhat.com> 
dirent.d_type can contain the type of the directory entry. The 'd_type'
struct member in dirent is present in Linux and many BSD flavours.
However, filling d_type with correct value requires support from the
underlying filesystem. If not, d_type is set to DT_UNKNOWN. XFS added
support for d_type as part of their newer version 5 on-disk format.
However, this requires Linux >= 3.15, xfsprogs >= 3.2.0 and the bricks
to be formatted using the new format.

This patch enables posix xlator to set d_type to the right value even
when the underlying filesystem does not support it. d_type can be set
using information previously fetched by stat() on the dir entry.
This will aid FUSE applications to leverage d_type to avoid the expense
of calling lstat() if further actions depend on the type of the file.

Refer `man 3 readdir` and `man 2 getdents`

BUG: 1175711
Change-Id: Ic5a262fe4c64122726b4fae2d1bea375c559ca04
Signed-off-by: Prashanth Pai <ppai@redhat.com>
Reviewed-on: http://review.gluster.org/14095
Smoke: Gluster Build System <jenkins@build.gluster.com>
NetBSD-regression: NetBSD Build System <jenkins@build.gluster.org>
CentOS-regression: Gluster Build System <jenkins@build.gluster.com>
Reviewed-by: Jeff Darcy <jdarcy@redhat.com>