On 03/26/2014 10:44 PM, Linda Walsh wrote: > > cp has a workaround for directories and it has exactly this > workaround on other OS that don't support hardlinking.
That "workaround" is behavior mandated by POSIX, and has existed prior to POSIX even being standardized. > > I don't see why this shouldn't be treated similarly to the > 2nd case, as the OS no longer supports hardlinking in as > many cases as it used to -- so why shouldn't it fall back? It's better to not second guess the kernel; you may want to take this up on the kernel lists if you want something changed. -- Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266 Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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