From: Matthew Wilcox <matthew@wil.cx>
To: Alexander Viro <viro@math.psu.edu>
Cc: Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl, bcrl@redhat.com,
linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
torvalds@transmeta.com
Subject: Re: Why side-effects on open(2) are evil. (was Re: [RFD w/info-PATCH] device arguments from lookup)
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 18:14:41 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20010519181441.D23718@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <UTC200105191641.SAA53411.aeb@vlet.cwi.nl> <Pine.GSO.4.21.0105191244520.5339-100000@weyl.math.psu.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0105191244520.5339-100000@weyl.math.psu.edu>; from viro@math.psu.edu on Sat, May 19, 2001 at 12:51:07PM -0400
On Sat, May 19, 2001 at 12:51:07PM -0400, Alexander Viro wrote:
> clone(), walk(), clunk(), stat() and open() ;-) Basically, we can add
> unopened descriptors. I.e. no IO until you open it (turning the thing into
> opened one), but we can do lookups (move to child), we can clone and
> kill them and we can stat them.
Those who would like a more detailed explanation can find one at
http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sys/man/5/INDEX.html
--
Revolutions do not require corporate support.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-05-19 17:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 70+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-05-19 16:41 Andries.Brouwer
2001-05-19 16:51 ` Alexander Viro
2001-05-19 17:14 ` Matthew Wilcox [this message]
2001-05-19 23:24 ` Alexander Viro
2001-05-20 11:18 ` Matthew Kirkwood
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2001-05-19 14:19 Andries.Brouwer
2001-05-19 14:58 ` Alexander Viro
2001-05-19 6:23 [RFD w/info-PATCH] device arguments from lookup, partion code in userspace Ben LaHaise
2001-05-19 13:57 ` Why side-effects on open(2) are evil. (was Re: [RFD w/info-PATCH] device arguments from lookup) Alexander Viro
2001-05-19 15:10 ` Why side-effects on open(2) are evil. (was Re: [RFD w/info-PATCH]device " Abramo Bagnara
2001-05-19 15:18 ` Alexander Viro
2001-05-19 16:01 ` Willem Konynenberg
2001-05-20 20:52 ` Pavel Machek
2001-05-20 20:53 ` Pavel Machek
2001-05-19 18:13 ` Why side-effects on open(2) are evil. (was Re: [RFD w/info-PATCH] device " Linus Torvalds
2001-05-19 23:19 ` Alexander Viro
2001-05-19 23:31 ` Why side-effects on open(2) are evil. (was Re: [RFD w/info-PATCH]device " Jeff Garzik
2001-05-19 23:32 ` Jeff Garzik
2001-05-19 23:39 ` Alexander Viro
2001-05-21 17:16 ` Oliver Xymoron
2001-05-21 16:26 ` David Lang
2001-05-21 18:04 ` Oliver Xymoron
2001-05-21 20:14 ` Daniel Phillips
2001-05-22 15:24 ` Oliver Xymoron
2001-05-22 16:51 ` Daniel Phillips
2001-05-22 17:49 ` Oliver Xymoron
2001-05-22 20:22 ` Daniel Phillips
2001-05-23 4:19 ` Edgar Toernig
2001-05-23 4:50 ` Alexander Viro
2001-05-23 13:50 ` Daniel Phillips
2001-05-23 13:50 ` Daniel Phillips
2001-05-23 15:58 ` Oliver Xymoron
2001-05-24 0:23 ` Edgar Toernig
2001-05-24 7:47 ` Marko Kreen
2001-05-24 14:39 ` Oliver Xymoron
2001-05-24 17:25 ` Daniel Phillips
2001-05-24 20:59 ` Edgar Toernig
2001-05-24 21:26 ` Alexander Viro
2001-05-25 1:03 ` Daniel Phillips
2001-05-25 11:00 ` Daniel Phillips
2001-05-26 3:07 ` Edgar Toernig
2001-05-26 22:36 ` Daniel Phillips
2001-05-27 13:32 ` Edgar Toernig
2001-05-27 20:40 ` Ben LaHaise
2001-05-27 20:45 ` Daniel Phillips
2001-05-27 21:50 ` Marko Kreen
2001-05-28 1:26 ` Horst von Brand
2001-05-29 10:54 ` Daniel Phillips
2001-05-29 13:54 ` Horst von Brand
2001-05-19 23:52 ` Edgar Toernig
2001-05-20 0:18 ` Alexander Viro
2001-05-20 0:32 ` Linus Torvalds
2001-05-20 0:52 ` Jeff Garzik
2001-05-20 1:03 ` Jeff Garzik
2001-05-21 9:45 ` Andrew Clausen
2001-05-21 17:22 ` Oliver Xymoron
2001-05-22 18:53 ` Andreas Dilger
2001-05-24 9:20 ` Malcolm Beattie
2001-05-24 19:15 ` Andreas Dilger
2001-05-22 18:41 ` Andreas Dilger
2001-05-22 19:06 ` Linus Torvalds
2001-05-22 19:16 ` Peter J. Braam
2001-05-22 20:10 ` Andreas Dilger
2001-05-22 20:59 ` Peter J. Braam
2001-05-23 9:23 ` Stephen C. Tweedie
2001-05-24 21:07 ` Daniel Phillips
2001-05-24 22:00 ` Hans Reiser
2001-05-25 10:56 ` Daniel Phillips
2001-05-23 9:13 ` Stephen C. Tweedie
2001-05-20 20:23 ` Why side-effects on open(2) are evil. (was Re: [RFD w/info-PATCH] device " Pavel Machek
2001-05-21 20:38 ` Alexander Viro
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