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+inode_setattr hook
+==================
+
+* Reiserfs uses private directories and files for storing xattrs.
+  It should set ATTR_FORCE when changing attributes on these
+  files and directories with notify_change(). This may save us
+  from constructing temporary struct path objects there.
+
+* AppArmor should check for ATTR_FORCE in its inode_setattr hook,
+  and should not log or deny ATTR_FORCE setattrs. SELinux does
+  that already as well.
+