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Date:	Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:44:48 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
CC:	Davide Libenzi <davidel@...ilserver.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [patch] F_GETPATH for linux

Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 03:00:53PM -0700, Davide Libenzi wrote:
>> I was working on some bsd/linux compatibility code, and I noticed that we 
>> do not have F_GETPATH. I know we can readlink /proc/PID/fd/FD (that is 
>> what I'm doing now, under #ifdef), but I gave a patch a shot anyway.
>> Here it is, building but untested ...
> 
> Adding a duplicated API like this is rather pointless.  Especially as
> the readlink is easier and makes more sense.

Yes; also, using /proc/self/fd/... makes it a little easier.

	-hpa
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