Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 15 Jun 2001 15:52:52 +0530 (IST) | | From | "SATHISH.J" <> | | Subject | Reg file system hash function |
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Hi,
In the vfs layer when we see the lookup_dentry() function code we see that a part of the code checks whether low level filesystem wants to use its own hash. the part odf the code that calls the filesystem dependant hashing is "error = base->d_op->d_hash->(base,&this);". Why should it callfilesystem dependant hashing. What is the main purpose of hashing here. Please help me with these details.
Thanks in advance, Regards, sathish.j
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