Re: Re: Re: Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] fuse: add compound command to combine multiple requests

[Horst Birthelmer]

On Mon, Feb 16, 2026 at 12:43:18PM +0100, Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Feb 2026 at 18:51, Horst Birthelmer <horst@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > Which part would process those interdependencies?
> > We have multiple options and I'm not entirely sure,
> > the kernel, libfuse, fuse server?
> 
> Kernel: mandatory
> Libfuse: new versions should handle it, but older versions continue to
> work (because the kernel will deal with it)
> Fuse server: optional
> 
> > In the current version none would do any special interpretation and the
> > fuse server will have a specialized handler for a compound type, which
> > automatically 'knows' how to get the right args.
> 
> The API should allow the server to deal with generic compounds, not
> just combinations it actually knows about.
> 
> What we need to define is the types of dependencies, e.g.:
> 
> - default: wait for previous and stop on error
> - copy nodeid in fuse_entry_out from the previous lookup/mk*
> - copy fh in fuse_open_out from previous open

I understand.
Will come up with a new version and we'll see how it works out.

> 
> Thanks,
> Miklos
> 

Thanks for taking the time,
Horst