Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:39:23 -0700 From: Devin Teske <devin.teske@fisglobal.com> To: "Steve O'Hara-Smith" <ateve@sohara.org> Cc: Devin Teske <dteske@freebsd.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: MFS root filesystem and static binaries size Message-ID: <2A51EF1B-7274-439B-AF9D-AB116F9B4583@fisglobal.com> In-Reply-To: <20121017093006.11ef91b99dfafdeb3f2a28ed@sohara.org> References: <CAFDDX68DyV9ad9qfLWqAKmwVYOxYwBvdEKmFWU%2BnMpEurAvuig@mail.gmail.com> <79906B82-7EF3-44DD-95A1-EF1DD239E2CD@fisglobal.com> <20121017093006.11ef91b99dfafdeb3f2a28ed@sohara.org>
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On Oct 17, 2012, at 1:30 AM, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: > On Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:13:41 -0700 > Devin Teske <devin.teske@fisglobal.com> wrote: >=20 >> When two files have the same inode, they are "hard links" to each other. >> Unlike a "soft link" (or "symbolic link" as they are more appropriately >> called), which stores a destination-path of the target, a hard link >> instead looks and acts no different than the original in every way. >=20 > A better way of thinking about it (ie. closer to reality) is that > the inode entry is the file. When two directory entries both have the same > inode number in them they refer to the same file. Crunchgen produces a > file with a lot of names. >=20 For clarity/record, crunchgen(1) itself does not generate the links. You technically don't have to link to boot_crunch at all, for example: /stand/boot_crunch ls Another example: /rescue/rescue vi HINT: /rescue/rescue is also a crunchgen(1)-produced binary, just like /sta= nd/boot_crunch in the mfsroot. --=20 Devin _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidentia= l. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message an= d all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any ma= nner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware= that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and revie= w by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you.
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