linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] fs: fuse: add backing

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Message-ID: <CAC1kPDMweHDtktTt=aSFamPNUWjt8nKw09U_2EqyDNu28H6WWg@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2025 23:10:43 +0800
From: Chen Linxuan <chenlinxuan@...ontech.com>
To: Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
Cc: Chen Linxuan <chenlinxuan@...ontech.com>, Amir Goldstein <amir73il@...il.com>, 
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] fs: fuse: add backing_files control file

On Fri, May 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu> wrote:

> And that has limitations, since fdinfo lacks a hierarchy.  E.g.
> recursively retrieving "hidden files" info is impractical.

What does "recursively" refer to in this context?
I am not entirely sure what kind of situation it implies.
Do you mean, for example, when a fixed file is a FUSE fd and it has a
backing file?

Thanks,
Chen Linxuan