> Hi brethren,
>
> In fs/minix/namei.c:minix_unlink() there is a section of code that looks
> like this (with my comments):
[bogus code follows]
> Btw, it is not just an academical interest but I am implementing the
> unlink() method for some other filesystem and use minix as a perfect
> example of how to write a Linux fs. (ext2 is too complex to serve as a
> standard). So your help would be very appreciated.
minixfs is *NOT* a perfect example of anything. Please, as far as
namei.c counts, use ext2 or ufs. minixfs usage of retries is relict of
ancient VFS and is very likely to contain a subtle race. For $DEITY sake,
don't propagate those bugs. I will go through that stuff as soon as FAT
patch will go into official tree and I'll post silly_rename() patch for
testing.
BTW, I'ld really appreciate if you could let me look at your code
- I might help with namespace stuff right now.
Cheers,
Al
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