Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 10:05:42 +0200
From: Stephan von Krawczynski <skraw@ithnet.com>
To: Edgar Toernig <froese@gmx.de>
Cc: bentson@holmsjoen.com, jesse@cats-chateau.net, aebr@win.tue.nl,
       linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: FS: hardlinks on directories
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On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 04:09:46 +0200
Edgar Toernig <froese@gmx.de> wrote:

> 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? ;-)

Ah, he knows the roots ;-)

Regards,
Stephan
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