Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 09:04:08 +0100 From: Jan-Simon Pendry <jsp@ms.com> To: Bodo Rueskamp <br@smilla.rueskamp.com> Cc: Francois-Rene Rideau <fare@tunes.org>, der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>, FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG>, NetBSD Kernel <tech-kern@netbsd.org>, OpenBSD Kernel <tech@openbsd.org>, Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu> Subject: Re: Improving the Unix API Message-ID: <37772C78.ADC003F9@ms.com> References: <199906280723.JAA23765@smilla.rueskamp.com>
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Bodo Rueskamp wrote: >=20 > > >> flink (make a new directory link for file given by descriptor), > > flink() combined with the ability to create an unlinked file > > in a given filesystem would allow for safe temporaries > > without race conditions, that could be "published" when ready. >=20 > The System V people (Solaris, Unixware) call this fattach(). fattach is used to implement stream mounts. it does not attach an arbitrary file back to the filesystem. fattach is a library function that specifically mounts a stream pipe using the "namefs" filesystem. the effect of fattach does not persist across a reboot. jan-simon. >=20 > ; Bodo >=20 > -- > Bodo R=FCskamp, br@rueskamp.com, 51=B055' N 7=B041' E To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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