Re: fsync on large files

Albert D. Cahalan (acahalan@cs.uml.edu)
Sat, 20 Feb 1999 03:29:14 -0500 (EST)


Viro writes:
> On Sat, 20 Feb 1999, Albert D. Cahalan wrote:
>> Matthias Urlichs writes:

>>> The idea of hardlinked directories is fun to think about,
>>> but it's hairy. _Very_ hairy. My opinion: Don't Go There.
>>
>> So we add an online garbage cleaner to kill disconnected loops.
>> Not pretty, but it works. The cleaner can get other jobs too,
>> like defragmentation and directory compaction.
>>
>> Any other problems?
>
> <flame>
> Just one: getting your sorry ass to *write* the things you are
> proposing.
> </flame>

<phb>
I'm assigning the job to you, since you did other garbage collection
and filesystem work. Hurry up now, the garbage is starting to stink.
</phb>

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