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Date:      Wed, 14 Jan 2004 22:22:13 +0000
From:      David Malone <dwmalone@maths.tcd.ie>
To:        Robert Watson <rwatson@freebsd.org>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: simplifying linux_emul_convpath()
Message-ID:  <20040114222213.GA9717@walton.maths.tcd.ie>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1040114164938.49872I-100000@fledge.watson.org>
References:  <20040114221135.V15441@beagle.fokus.fraunhofer.de> <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1040114164938.49872I-100000@fledge.watson.org>

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On Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 04:50:18PM -0500, Robert Watson wrote:
> This can end up with incorrect operation on a live file system anyway:
> nothing says the file with inode 400 can't be deleted, then reused as the
> archiver runs, and then count as a false positive...  :-)

Mounting the filesystem read-only while backing it up should stop
it changing, or making a snap-shot.

	David.



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