Re: Adding linux_link(2) system call, second round

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost>]

On Mon, Aug 01, 2011 at 04:05:33AM +0200, Emmanuel Dreyfus wrote:
> Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost> wrote:
> 
> > Given the very small number of programs that manage to mess up the
> > symlink usage, I'm kind of opposed to providing another system call just
> > as work around for them.
> 
> You did not explain what problems it would introduce, did you?

You are adding a lot of complexity to workaround portability issues of a
single application. Let's start the other way -- has FreeBSD added
llink(2)? What about OSX? Solaris?

Joerg