Re: FS: hardlinks on directories

[Hans Reiser]

Nikita Danilov wrote:

> Hans Reiser writes:
> >
>
> [...]
>
> > So, he needs links that count as references, links that don't count as 
> > references but disappear if the object disappears (without dangling like 
> > symlinks), and unlinkall(), which removes an object and all of its 
> > links.  He needs for the first reference to a directory to be removable 
> > only by removing all links to the object, or designating another link to 
> > be the "first" reference.
> > 
> > Sounds clean to me.  
>
> Will surely continue to be this way until you start implementing. :)
>
> >                      This is not to say that I am funded to write 
> > it.;-)  I'd look at a patch though.....;-)
> > 
> > I need to write up a taxonomy of links..... after reiser4 ships.....
>
> http://www.namesys.com/v4/links-taxonomy.html
>
> > 
> > -- 
> > Hans
> > 
>
> Nikita.
>
> > 
>
>
>  
I meant one that is intelligible to the reader and comes with a detailed 
explanation.;-)

Also, I am sure we need another round of seminars on it.

--
Hans


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