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Re: Trap getdents bug.
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Jerome de Vivie |
Subject: |
Re: Trap getdents bug. |
Date: |
Wed, 17 Jul 2002 21:46:06 +0200 |
> Because nobody must rely on any implementation details.
I agree with this principle but here, implementation details hide things
that should not be. That's a bad side effect !
> If you want to
> handle getdents different intercept the calls to the functions which
> would use this and replace them.
Not agree, "getdents" does a syscall. So, this is the only entry point
to the kernel. Many functions depends on it and i don't want to redefine
the behavior of "n" functions instead of only one.
> And now stop arguing, this will never
> change. Anybody who's trying to argue doesn't understand a bit about
> the problems of ABI compatibility.
ABI compatibility is not an issue here, and my argumentation is wright !
j.
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Jérôme de Vivie