So I think the answer to my question is that 'paddr->special != SPC_ATTRIBUTE' isn't strictly necessary, but doesn't a bug either.
> On examination of this code I see that attributes are a pin-hole in our record locking scheme
Splitting this discussion off as lp:1577761
So I think the answer to my question is that 'paddr->special != SPC_ATTRIBUTE' isn't strictly necessary, but doesn't a bug either.
> On examination of this code I see that attributes are a pin-hole in our
record locking scheme
Splitting this discussion off as lp:1577761