samba - Aug 2012 - How to build vfs_zfsacl module on Linux platform?

Solaris OS has ZFS as primary filesystem, that has own implementation of ACL
(NFS v4 ACL). Samba uses zfsacl and acl_xattr modules for converting NT ACL to
ZFS ACL and extended attributes of file in this OS.

ZfsOnLinux team ported ZFS as a number of kernel-linked modules to Linux OS, so
ZFS on Linux supports NFS ACL, deduplication, compresson and other features of
Solaris ZFS v.28. But NFS ACL is not compatible with POSIX ACL, the one type of
ACL Samba can use on Linux platform. Acl_xattr and acl_tdb modules cannot solve
problem, because it's required a filesytem with POSIX ACL support for
storing generic ACL attrbutes.

So, can I build vfs_zfsacl module on Linux, or building required
Solaris-specific header files?

Debian 6 Squeeze x64
Linux 3.4-generic 
ZfsOnLinux v.0.6.0-rc9
Samba 3.6.6

On Wed, Aug 08, 2012 at 03:02:23PM +0400, ????????? ???????????
wrote:
> Solaris OS has ZFS as primary filesystem, that has own implementation of
ACL (NFS v4 ACL). Samba uses zfsacl and acl_xattr modules for converting NT ACL
to ZFS ACL and extended attributes of file in this OS.
> 
> ZfsOnLinux team ported ZFS as a number of kernel-linked modules to Linux
OS, so ZFS on Linux supports NFS ACL, deduplication, compresson and other
features of Solaris ZFS v.28. But NFS ACL is not compatible with POSIX ACL, the
one type of ACL Samba can use on Linux platform. Acl_xattr and acl_tdb modules
cannot solve problem, because it's required a filesytem with POSIX ACL
support for storing generic ACL attrbutes.
> 
> So, can I build vfs_zfsacl module on Linux, or building required
Solaris-specific header files?
As part of the ZFS-on-Linux code, they should provide header files
that allow the vfs_zfsacl to build on Linux. If they don't, then
the project isn't done yet.

Jeremy.