linux-kernel - rename() a directory over a symlink

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Message-Id: <1249338691.1216.136.camel@timo-desktop>
Date:	Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:31:31 -0400
From:	Timo Sirainen <tss@....fi>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: rename() a directory over a symlink

Is there a reason why it's not allowed? Would it be difficult to
implement it? Seems like it shouldn't be much different from renaming a
file over a symlink.


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