Subject: Re: VFS layer documentation
To: Matthias Scheler <tron@zhadum.de>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@netbsd.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 05/25/2004 13:03:21
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On Tue, May 25, 2004 at 06:51:31PM +0000, Matthias Scheler wrote:
> In article <20040525183858.GD20926@netbsd.org>,
> 	Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@NetBSD.org> writes:
> > Please implement file handles if you can.
>=20
> I'll try that. Why is it important?

It's not important, it's nice. It's nice as it means we have as many file=
=20
systems supporting things like fhopen() and friends as possible. It's=20
actually really simple, all you need to do is be able to find a file by=20
file number (inode) and validate the generation.

Take care,

Bill

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