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This task is listed as a [[Google Summer of Code project
idea|community/gsoc/project_ideas/xattr]].

IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2011-06-01:

    <gnu_srs> Another thing: the lsattr and chattr programs seems to be bogus
      on Hurd. Are they present since they are part of e2fsprogs?
    <youpi> I don't think the Hurd has an interface for it
    <tschwinge> gnu_srs, youpi: lsattr/chattr are extended attributes, right?
      We do have some patches from years ago for adding some support in glibc,
      but they're not yet integrated.  And also we do have a plan for using
      these instead of our Hurd-specific passive translator information in
      inodes.

If interested in working on this, talk to [[tschwinge]], and see these resources:

  * [[!GNU_Savannah_task 5503]], [[!GNU_Savannah_patch 5126]]

  * <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2006-02/threads.html#00115>,
    <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2006-01/threads.html#00180>,
    <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2006-05/threads.html#00042>

  * <http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ext4/msg07260.html>,
    <http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ext4/msg07259.html>,
    <http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ext4/msg07261.html>


IRC, OFTC, #debian-hurd, 2012-03-18:

    <pinotree> notes to self: it seems our ext2 driver comes from linux 2.3.42
      or so, and in linux 2.5.46 ext2/ext3 get xattr and acl support