Messages in this thread | | | From | (Matthias Urlichs) | Subject | Re: fsync on large files | Date | 20 Feb 1999 08:04:00 +0100 |
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Edgar Toernig <froese@gmx.de> writes: > > If you allow directory hardlinks (or loopback mounts) you get a completely > different structure: a directed graph with all it's problems (like rings).
Loopback mounts are comparatively easy because, while some things appear in different places, they're on a different file system, so there's no danger of accidentally crating cycles.
The idea of hardlinked directories is fun to think about, but it's hairy. _Very_ hairy. My opinion: Don't Go There.
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