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Subject: Re: [9fans] an idea
From: Charles Forsyth <forsyth@terzarima.net>
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Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 09:04:23 +0100
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> 6) kernel level devices are privileged in that they can access some

>>This is one thing that I dislike even with the way things work today. But
>>it would probably require changing many interfaces. The clone interface
>>is something that I think is confussing.

user level file devices can and do implement clone files/directories
without special rights, so i'm not sure that comment
is in the right place (discussing kernel devices).