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DateWed, 25 Aug 2004 22:51:49 +0200
FromChristoph Hellwig <>
SubjectRe: silent semantic changes with reiser4
On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 12:35:17AM +0400, Alex Zarochentsev wrote:
> Reiser4 may have a mount option for whoose who like or have to use traditional
> O_DIRECTORY semantics.  There would be no /metas under non-directories, if user
> wants that.

Again, O_DIRECTORY was added to solve a real-world race, not just for
the sake of it.  If you really want to add that option I'll research the
CAN number for you so you can named it after that - or just call it -o
insecure directly.

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