Nate Diller wrote:
> > > as an example, if a program were to store some things it needs access > to in its executable's attributes, it should have the option of > keeping a hard reference to something, so that it can't be deleted out > from underneath. this enables sane sharing of resources without > ownership tracking problems (see windows DLL hell for details). the > attribute space should be indistinguishable from the rest of the > namespace, and should be able to link (soft or hard) anywhere in the > FS. anything less is too much work for too little reward. > You already have a problem with hardlinks not crossing mount points, but I understand your point. If we can write code for solving the cycle problem cleanly, it would be best. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
