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SubjectRe: [PATCH] O_STREAMING - flag for optimal streaming I/O
On Wed, 9 Oct 2002, Andreas Dilger wrote:
> On Oct 09, 2002 10:14 -0400, Robert Love wrote:
> > On Wed, 2002-10-09 at 10:10, Marco Colombo wrote:
> >
> > > > #define O_NOFOLLOW 0400000 /* don't follow links */
> > > > #define O_NOFOLLOW 0x20000 /* don't follow links */
> >
> > No need. See for example O_NOFOLLOW right above. Each architecture can
> > do has it pleases (I wish otherwise, but...).
>
> I would say - if you are picking a new flag that doesn't need to have
> compatibility with any platform-specific existing flag, simply set them
> all high enough so that they are the same on all platforms.

Doesn't really matter, you can't run x86 binaries on MIPS so
you need to recompile anyway.

Source level compatibility is enough for flags like this.

regards,

Rik
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