linux-kernel - Re: [patch 1/2] VFS: new fgetattr() file operation

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Date:	Mon, 24 Sep 2007 06:59:48 -0600
From:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>
To:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
Cc:	hch@...radead.org, trond.myklebust@....uio.no,
	adilger@...sterfs.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 1/2] VFS: new fgetattr() file operation

On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 02:48:08PM +0200, Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> > and if that means adding silly rename support so be it.
> 
> That's what is done currently.
> 
> But it's has various dawbacks, like rmdir doesn't work if there are
> open files within an otherwise empty directory.
> 
> I'd happily accept suggestions on how to deal with this differenty.

Only sillyrename files with nlink > 1?  I don't see how attributes can
change anything for a deleted file.

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