Subject: Re: mandatory vnops and vfsops
To: Jaromir Dolecek <jdolecek@netbsd.org>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@netbsd.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 05/14/2002 08:54:31
On Tue, 14 May 2002, Jaromir Dolecek wrote:

> Well, I think it would be better to add hooks to irix_sys_fchmod()
> rather than definining new fileops.
> What is that fchmod() for BTW? Is it some kind of replacement of
> BSD revoke(2)?

It's chmod, but it acts on the vnode of a file you have open. No path
lookup needed.

Take care,

Bill