Re: Things that Longhorn seems to be doing right

[Hans Reiser]

Ingo Oeser wrote:

> On Tuesday 04 November 2003 09:13, Hans Reiser wrote:
>  
>
> > Timothy Miller wrote:
> >    
> >
> > > Nikita Danilov wrote:
> > >      
> > >
> > > > It is called "a directory". :) There is no crime in putting
> > > >
> > > > cc src/*.c
> > > >
> > > > into Makefile. I think that Hans' query-result-object denoting multiple
> > > > objects is more like directory than single regular file.
> > > >        
> > > So a file system query that results in multiple files generates a
> > > "virtual directory"?
> > >      
> > Remember that this code does not exist yet.....;-)
> >
> > Sounds like it might be a good way to do it though.
> >    
>
> Yes and this also solves the "refine feedback" problem: Just return
> sth. useful in the stat->nlink for that directory
> or even create a new stat-like syscall.
>  
I don't understand what you are saying about nlink.  Can you say more?

> Now the issuer can decide on ANY level, whether to refine the search or
> accept the result to present it in a listing.
>
> A proper replacement for nlink is looong overdue.
>
> But even with the crappy one, we have now, it can be decided since a
> list of 65K is too much for a proper selection and cannot be handled by
> a user. Somebody even said that every search pattern revealing more
> than 50 records is not refined enough.
>  
If the user is looking for only one record....

> PS: Hans, we just saved you the funding on this topic.
>
> Regards
>
> Ingo Oeser
>
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>  


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Hans


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