Re: VFS
Andrew E. Mileski (aem@netcom.ca)
Mon, 17 Nov 1997 19:07:41 -0500 (EST)
> > For reference, could you name a few other programs that want
> > to use inode numbers? [AFAIK, there are no system calls that
> > take inode numbers as args.] Thanks.
>
> I grepped the source of fileutils 3.15 for st_ino, and this is what I
> found. Please note that you could have done that easily yourself:
Now, now, don't get nasty. I thank you for your effort though.
> So if you implement funny inode number semantics, you are going to
> break half of /bin.
Hmm...so what are the alternatives? [We've come full circle.]
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