extattr_set_{fd,file,link} is logically a write(2)-like operation and
should return ssize_t, just like extattr_get_*. Also, the user-space
utility was using an int for the return value of extattr_get_* and
extattr_list_*, both of which return an ssize_t.
MFC after: 1 week
reflects the actual behavior of the API
for listing extended attributes.
PR: docs/79261
Submitted by: rodrigc
Reviewed by: rwatson, kan
Approved by: das (mentor)
that the old API (passing "" as the attribute name to the _get_
interface) is now deprecated (and was probably a bad idea).
Pointed out by: Dominic Giampaolo <dbg@apple.com>
Obtained from: TrustedBSD Project
Sponsored by: DARPA, Network Associates Laboratories
Stop calling system calls "function calls".
Use "The .Fn system call" a-la "The .Nm utility".
When referring to a non-BSD implementation in
the HISTORY section, call syscall a function,
to be safe.
