linux-kernel - Re: [patch 01/02] vfs: variant symlinks

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Date:	Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:22:08 +0200
From:	Jan Dittmer <jdi@....org>
To:	Ken Schmidt <kenneth.schmidt@....gov>
CC:	viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 01/02] vfs: variant symlinks

Ken Schmidt wrote:
> Variant symlinks add the ability to embed variables in to the
> contents of symbolic links so their targets can change based on
> outside sources (user environment, uts, filesystems, etc.)

Could you elaborate why this is needed and what part cannot
be solved in userspace (linkfarm on tmpfs or intelligent
scripts)?

Thanks,

Jan
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