linux-kernel - RFC: allow empty symlink targets

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Message-Id: <1358427833-3847-1-git-send-email-P@draigBrady.com>
Date:	Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:03:52 +0000
From:	Pádraig Brady <P@...igBrady.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: RFC: allow empty symlink targets

The discussion leading to this is at http://bugs.gnu.org/13447
In summary other systems allow an empty target for a symlink,
and POSIX specifies that it should be allowed?

thanks,
Pádraig.

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