From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 15:10:08 +0200 From: Lucio De Re To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: Re: [9fans] Installing the updates Message-ID: <20000801151007.C4605@cackle.proxima.alt.za> References: <200008011306.JAA16082@cse.psu.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <200008011306.JAA16082@cse.psu.edu>; from rob pike on Tue, Aug 01, 2000 at 09:06:08AM -0400 Topicbox-Message-UUID: f07c8b86-eac8-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 On Tue, Aug 01, 2000 at 09:06:08AM -0400, rob pike wrote: > > I'am not sure if this is interesting or hedious :-) > > This is the essence of what BSD calls union directories. > In which case, it is hideous: there are bugs lurking in union directories and filesystems (I also can't quite tell them apart, let's call them "mounts" for convenience) that _nobody_ wants to tackle. Mostly related to locking, if I'm not mistaken. ++L