Re: If not readdir() then what?

[Alan Cox]

> A READDIR request contains either a cookie or a filename.  Either mean
> "This identifies the last name I got from you, give me the next one".
> 
> Is there something that makes that interface problematic?

Another client may have removed the name and re-added a new file with
that name. At this point most file systems may not have placed it at the
same spot in the directory.
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