Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:51:56 -0700 (PDT) | From | Sage Weil <> | Subject | Re: Recursive directory accounting for size, ctime, etc. |
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On Tue, 15 Jul 2008, Jamie Lokier wrote: > J. Bruce Fields wrote: > > I just wonder how one would explain to users (or application writers) > > why changes to a file are reflected in the parent's rctime in one case, > > and not in another, especially if the primary link is otherwise > > indistinguishable from the others. The symptoms could be a bit > > mysterious from their point of view. > > Btw, what happens when the primary link is deleted? Does another link > become the primary link?
Yeah. It's initially moved to a hidden directory (along with open-but-unlinked files), and then moved back into the hierarchy the next time a remote link is used.
sage
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