Re: [patch] F_GETPATH for linux

[Linus Torvalds]

On Mon, 14 Apr 2008, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> 
> Adding a duplicated API like this is rather pointless.  Especially as
> the readlink is easier and makes more sense.

Well, I wouldn't say "makes more sense". It may be more traditional (for 
Linux), but it has its problems, notably performance. One use of F_GETPATH 
is for server code, to check that a previous open() didn't follow symlinks 
to outside of some specified area.

Not that I like F_GETPATH much either, but portability is a strong enough 
argument that coming up with some *other* way is probably not great.

			Linus
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