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Re: making GNU ls -i (--inode) work around the linux readdir bug
From: |
Ian Jackson |
Subject: |
Re: making GNU ls -i (--inode) work around the linux readdir bug |
Date: |
Tue, 8 Jul 2008 09:40:49 +0100 |
Paul Eggert writes ("Re: making GNU ls -i (--inode) work around the linux
readdir bug"):
> Tony Finch <address@hidden> writes:
> > Also, readdir(3) is not the only part of POSIX that needs clarifying.
>
> I participated in the discussion that resulted in this new d_ino
> wording being added to POSIX, and my recollection is that the common
> behavior where readdir returns the inode number of the underlying
> mount point is now considered to be a bug,
_Why_ is it considered a bug ? Is it just that the members of the
relevant committee didn't understand what d_ino was for, and its
inherent limitations in the absence of a the corresponding dev ?
Were there any examples of applications that are broken near a
mountpoint with the traditional behaviour but correct with the new
behaviour ?
> If there's any further question about this it might help to track down
> the relevant Austin Group discussion.
Do you have a reference ?
Ian.
- Re: making GNU ls -i (--inode) work around the linux readdir bug, (continued)
- Re: making GNU ls -i (--inode) work around the linux readdir bug, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2008/07/11
- Re: making GNU ls -i (--inode) work around the linux readdir bug, Phillip Susi, 2008/07/11
- Re: making GNU ls -i (--inode) work around the linux readdir bug, Jim Meyering, 2008/07/11
- Re: making GNU ls -i (--inode) work around the linux readdir bug, Phillip Susi, 2008/07/11
- Re: making GNU ls -i (--inode) work around the linux readdir bug, Jim Meyering, 2008/07/12
- Re: making GNU ls -i (--inode) work around the linux readdir bug, Phillip Susi, 2008/07/15
- Re: making GNU ls -i (--inode) work around the linux readdir bug, Micah Cowan, 2008/07/15
- Re: making GNU ls -i (--inode) work around the linux readdir bug, Phillip Susi, 2008/07/16
- Re: making GNU ls -i (--inode) work around the linux readdir bug, Tony Finch, 2008/07/07
- Re: making GNU ls -i (--inode) work around the linux readdir bug, Paul Eggert, 2008/07/07
- Re: making GNU ls -i (--inode) work around the linux readdir bug,
Ian Jackson <=
- Re: making GNU ls -i (--inode) work around the linux readdir bug, Paul Eggert, 2008/07/08