Ric Wheeler <[email protected]> writes:
> The key is to keep the signature/checksum with the file - tripwire and
> backup programs could do this (and even store it their own extended
> attribute), but I think that it is more generically useful than that.
I can't still see a sane way to do it. Yes, there might be some way
for very special purposes but there is no solution for general use.
> If you care enough about the data integrity of a file, having this
> kind of optional validation on any open would be very useful.
Given we can only do that for very specific purposes, I think the
userspace is better suited.
--
Krzysztof Halasa
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