Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 26 Jun 1997 09:54:38 +0200 (METDST) | From | Gabriel Paubert <> | Subject | Re: 2.1.43 curious pipe-entries in / (root) |
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On Wed, 25 Jun 1997 Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl wrote:
> Kevin Buhr: > > : New code in 2.1.43 (see "get_pipe_inode" in "linux/fs/inode.c") puts > : entries for anonymous pipes into the root directory. The 6-digit > : number in the filename is the inode of the pipe. > > Sounds like a bad idea. If these have to be there at all, > then a subdirectory (/proc/pipes ?) would probably be better.
I'll second this. These artificial entries in / are a nuisance.
Gabriel
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