Re: patch: new sysctl to remove hardcoded ELOOP limit
Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Thu, 9 Apr 1998 11:00:42 +0100 (BST)
> > Currently 5 symlinks will be followed before ELOOP is returned. Today
> > I had a need for this to be 6 on my system. Rather than just hacking the
> > value and recompiling it I thought it made more sense to have a sysctl so
> > this is adjustable.
>
> Lovely little patch!!
>
> One comment: isn't there a /proc/sys/fs in 2.1.x? And if so wouldn't the
> value be better suited there?
This reminds me. At some point we need an internal or externally visibile
O_DONTFOLLOWSYMLINKS for core dumping. FreeBSD has an externally visiible
version. Im not sure if we need that or if its useful to users.
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