>> You might also need to check for the alternate name, in case the
>> operation failed after writing the new content and unlinking the old
>> file, but before renaming the new file.
>
> There is no old file here, or if there is then the user has already
> explicitly indicated that they don't care
On Thu, Oct 01, 2009 at 09:31:55PM -0500, richardvo...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 5:54 PM, Colin Watson wrote:
> > If grub-editenv create is interrupted, it's theoretically possible for
> > it to create an incomplete block that future grub-editenv calls won't
> > recognise. It woul
On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 5:54 PM, Colin Watson wrote:
> If grub-editenv create is interrupted, it's theoretically possible for
> it to create an incomplete block that future grub-editenv calls won't
> recognise. It would be better for it to atomically create either a
> complete block or nothing. An
On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 11:54:30PM +0100, Colin Watson wrote:
> If grub-editenv create is interrupted, it's theoretically possible for
> it to create an incomplete block that future grub-editenv calls won't
> recognise. It would be better for it to atomically create either a
> complete block or not
If grub-editenv create is interrupted, it's theoretically possible for
it to create an incomplete block that future grub-editenv calls won't
recognise. It would be better for it to atomically create either a
complete block or nothing. Any objections?
2009-09-30 Colin Watson
* util/grub
