Re: file_chmod in unionfs, copy-on-write

2002-11-21 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Moritz Schulte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > just out of curiosity: how should the yet-to-be-written unionfs > implement copy-on-write for file_chmod()? > > unionfs usually gives out ports to the underlying files; when in > copy-on-write mode, it should give out a port to which the user can >

file_chmod in unionfs, copy-on-write

2002-11-21 Thread Moritz Schulte
Hi, just out of curiosity: how should the yet-to-be-written unionfs implement copy-on-write for file_chmod()? unionfs usually gives out ports to the underlying files; when in copy-on-write mode, it should give out a port to which the user can safely write without modifying the `real' data. I