Re: ramfs problem... (unlink of sparse file in "D" state)

From: Stefan Traby (stefan@hello-penguin.com)
Date: Mon Jan 08 2001 - 11:22:25 EST


On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 04:01:10PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
> > I prefer SuS fpathconf(), pathconf() is just a wrapper to fpathconf();
>
> You can't implement it that way in the corner cases.

I reread SuSv2 again and didn't found corner cases.
Do you mean FIFO/pipe stuff ? I can't see the problem in this area.

In which case is an emulation of pathconf by fpathconf impossible ?

-- 

ciao - Stefan

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