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Implement File Attribute Support

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Implement File Attribute Support

We add support for lsattr and chattr to resolve a regression caused
by 88c283952f0bfeab54612f9ce666601d83c4244f that broke Python's
xattr.list(). That changet broke Gentoo Portage's FEATURES=xattr,
which depended on Python's xattr.list().

Only attributes common to both Solaris and Linux are supported. These
are 'a', 'd' and 'i' in Linux's lsattr and chattr commands. File
attributes exclusive to Solaris are present in the ZFS code, but cannot
be accessed or modified through this method. That was the case prior to
this patch. The resolution of issue zfsonlinux/zfs#229 should implement
some method to permit access and modification of Solaris-specific
attributes.

References:

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=483516

Original-patch-by: Brian Behlendorf <behlendorf1@llnl.gov>
Signed-off-by: Richard Yao <ryao@gentoo.org>
Signed-off-by: Brian Behlendorf <behlendorf1@llnl.gov>
Closes #1691

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Richard Yao <ryao@gentoo.org>Authored on Jul 1 2011, 10:56 PM
Brian Behlendorf <behlendorf1@llnl.gov>Committed on May 1 2014, 5:11 PM
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rG3b4f425a5a32: Refactor inode_owner_or_capable() autotools check
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Brian Behlendorf <behlendorf1@llnl.gov> committed rG9d317793aa66: Implement File Attribute Support (authored by Richard Yao <ryao@gentoo.org>).May 1 2014, 5:11 PM