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> I'm presuming that you want to get xattr of files that are open in Ada. That 
> means that you have to have some cooperation from your vendor, in that Ada 
> does not make implementation artifacts like file handles available. Some 
> implementations might have a way to get those, some might not.
> 
> The problem is much easier if you just want to get xattr based on file 
> names, because then one could write a binding to do just that, and avoid any 
> interaction with the Ada implementation.

Sorry but I couldn't understand the difference between the two cases. Would you mind elaborating a bit on that?