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2.6.39 merge window part 1

2.6.39 merge window part 1

Posted Mar 17, 2011 1:54 UTC (Thu) by kvaneesh (subscriber, #45646)
Parent article: 2.6.39 merge window part 1

O_PATH flag also allow a descriptor for symlinks. That is the main difference IMHO. I have a set of test cases showing the usage at
http://git.kernel.org/?p=fs/ext2/kvaneesh/handle-test.git;...

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