Bodo Rueskamp wrote:
>
> > >> flink (make a new directory link for file given by descriptor),
> > flink() combined with the ability to create an unlinked file
> > in a given filesystem would allow for safe temporaries
> > without race conditions, that could be "published" when ready.
>
> The System V people (Solaris, Unixware) call this fattach().
fattach is used to implement stream mounts. it does not attach an
arbitrary file back to the filesystem. fattach is a library
function that specifically mounts a stream pipe using the
"namefs" filesystem. the effect of fattach does not persist
across a reboot.
jan-simon.
>
> ; Bodo
>
> --
> Bodo Rüskamp, [EMAIL PROTECTED], 51°55' N 7°41' E
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