On 30/01/07, Shaochun Wang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I know it forbids making hardlink for directory in current filesystem, but i don't know why? Can you tell me why?
Hardlinking directories is forbidden as it allows you to introduce loops into the filesystem. E.g. directory "a" within "b" within "a" again. See this thread on LKML, kicked off by a patch to allow hardlinked directories, for more information on why this is a very bad idea: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/669080 Cheers, Duane. -- "I never could learn to drink that blood and call it wine" - Bob Dylan -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
