Bodo Rueskamp wrote: > > > >> flink (make a new directory link for file given by descriptor), > > flink() combined with the ability to create an unlinked file > > in a given filesystem would allow for safe temporaries > > without race conditions, that could be "published" when ready. > > The System V people (Solaris, Unixware) call this fattach().
fattach is used to implement stream mounts. it does not attach an arbitrary file back to the filesystem. fattach is a library function that specifically mounts a stream pipe using the "namefs" filesystem. the effect of fattach does not persist across a reboot. jan-simon. > > ; Bodo > > -- > Bodo Rüskamp, b...@rueskamp.com, 51°55' N 7°41' E To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
