From: "Joshua Hudson" <joshudson@gmail.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: what is necessary for directory hard links
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 14:57:20 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <bda6d13a0607211457k596e912fx845c68c2daa298f6@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060721202825.GB29656@robsims.com>
Some people seem to think that I am proposing to do something.
Understand that I have done it for 2.6.17-rc4 and am currently
involved in bringing it forward to newer kernels.
>
> What is the parent of a hard linked directory? What is the parent if
> the link in "the parent" is deleted?
The parent is any and all directories that contain a link to the
stated directory. ".." points back along the path the referrer used
to reach the current directory (this behavior is already in kernel:
didn't have to lift a finger to get it).
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-07-21 21:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-07-21 1:04 Joshua Hudson
2006-07-21 18:49 ` Horst H. von Brand
2006-07-21 20:28 ` Rob Sims
2006-07-21 21:57 ` Joshua Hudson [this message]
2006-07-24 6:42 ` Nikita Danilov
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[not found] ` <6B8og-1iB-17@gated-at.bofh.it>
2006-07-22 16:59 ` Bodo Eggert
2006-07-22 18:13 ` Joshua Hudson
2006-07-24 6:45 ` Nikita Danilov
2006-07-24 7:25 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2006-07-24 16:21 ` Joshua Hudson
2006-07-24 17:55 ` Horst H. von Brand
2006-07-24 18:22 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2006-07-25 4:49 ` Joshua Hudson
2006-07-25 12:43 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2006-07-25 14:47 ` Horst H. von Brand
2006-07-23 2:19 ` Horst H. von Brand
2006-07-23 22:27 ` Vernon Mauery
2006-07-25 23:43 ` Peter Chubb
[not found] <6CcT1-1lH-39@gated-at.bofh.it>
[not found] ` <6Cwov-5xl-5@gated-at.bofh.it>
2006-07-25 21:28 ` Bodo Eggert
2006-07-26 1:00 ` Horst H. von Brand
2006-07-26 9:13 ` Bodo Eggert
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