Re: Improving the Unix API

Jan-Simon Pendry (jsp@ms.com)
Mon, 28 Jun 1999 09:04:08 +0100

Bodo Rueskamp wrote:
>
> > >> flink (make a new directory link for file given by descriptor),
> > flink() combined with the ability to create an unlinked file
> > in a given filesystem would allow for safe temporaries
> > without race conditions, that could be "published" when ready.
>
> The System V people (Solaris, Unixware) call this fattach().

fattach is used to implement stream mounts. it does not attach an
arbitrary file back to the filesystem. fattach is a library
function that specifically mounts a stream pipe using the
"namefs" filesystem. the effect of fattach does not persist
across a reboot.

jan-simon.

>
> ; Bodo
>
> --
> Bodo Rüskamp, br@rueskamp.com, 51°55' N 7°41' E

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