Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S272366AbTHECKZ (ORCPT ); Mon, 4 Aug 2003 22:10:25 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S272371AbTHECKZ (ORCPT ); Mon, 4 Aug 2003 22:10:25 -0400 Received: from pop.gmx.de ([213.165.64.20]:57743 "HELO mail.gmx.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S272366AbTHECKZ (ORCPT ); Mon, 4 Aug 2003 22:10:25 -0400 Message-ID: <3F2F11EA.68E127A8@gmx.de> Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 04:09:46 +0200 From: Edgar Toernig MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Stephan von Krawczynski CC: Randolph Bentson , jesse@cats-chateau.net, aebr@win.tue.nl, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: FS: hardlinks on directories References: <20030804141548.5060b9db.skraw@ithnet.com> <03080409334500.03650@tabby> <20030804170506.11426617.skraw@ithnet.com> <03080416092800.04444@tabby> <20030805003210.2c7f75f6.skraw@ithnet.com> <20030804160009.B3751@grieg.holmsjoen.com> <20030805021046.06008535.skraw@ithnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 657 Lines: 14 Stephan von Krawczynski wrote: > > The setup you describe is exactly the reason why I suggested elsewhere (in a > private discussion) to single-link all directory entries pointing to the same > directory in a list. In case of deletion of the "main" entry, the "main" simply > can walk on to the next (former) hardlink, if there are any left the tree is > deleted completely. That's it. Amiga-FFS challenged? ;-) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/