In D26331#588073, @ngraham wrote:

Thanks! @count, can you provide us with your full name and email address so we can land this patch with accurate authorship information?

added removing of .directory files reading

Ok, I've played a little around, and imho we should remove the support for .directory file comments too:

In D26331#586565, @broulik wrote:

What about the directory Comment "feature" a few lines below? It is equally as questionable and causes significant slowdowns when browsing folders on nfs mounts, cf. D13757