Re: [PATCH] cowlinks v2

[Jörn Engel]

On Fri, 2 April 2004 20:23:58 +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> 
> > Then you link()...
> 
> INODE123 Usage count = 2, pointer to cowid 567
> COWID 567: Usage count = 3
> INODE124 Usage count = 2, pointer to cowid 567
> INODE125 Usage count = 2, pointer to cowid 567
> 
> Now, if I write to any inode with has cowid, data have to be copied,
> and pointer to cowid deleted from that inode .

Ok, you win.  Next time I get scare, I should ask you first. :)

In a single picture, links currently look like this:

Symlink		can point to inodes or cowlinks or hardlinks
Hardlink	can point to inodes or cowlinks
Cowlink		can point to inodes

I like it.

Not sure about the current count, but it looks like most people favor
the indirect approach now.

Jörn

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