Re: [PATCH] vfs: new O_NODE open flag

From: Andreas Gruenbacher
Date: Thu Sep 24 2009 - 20:24:46 EST

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On Thursday, 24 September 2009 16:51:58 Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> This patch adds a new open flag, O_NODE. This flag means: open just
> the filesystem node instead of the object referenced by the node.

What is the intended use for O_NODE?

Thanks,
Andreas
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