Re: fsync on large files

Alexander Viro (viro@math.psu.edu)
Wed, 17 Feb 1999 22:45:13 -0500 (EST)


On Wed, 17 Feb 1999, Theodore Y. Ts'o wrote:

> Even better would be to store the name of the child directory in the
> child's directory block; this additional amount of redundant information
> would allow for a completely automated recovery procedure in many
> cases, which would be a big win.

Erm... rename() will become a living horror that way. Either
you'll have to reshuffle the stuff in first block or you've got another
block to write on rename(). I.e. one more way to screw up.

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