From: "Ronald G. Minnich" <rminnich@lanl.gov>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] union directories
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 11:09:24 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0303031107250.25006-100000@carotid.ccs.lanl.gov> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <0a304f2dd88c5bdb8eb1ce403c53e037@plan9.bell-labs.com>
On Mon, 3 Mar 2003, Russ Cox wrote:
> Read the ksh example in the lexnames paper. The last thing we
> need is user-space programs that ``patch'' kernel behaviors.
> Arguing that the kernel needs fixing might be reasonable.
> Changing ls to hack around perceived kernel deficiencies
> is the path to madness (or to Linux, take your pick).
I phrased it wrong. I did not mean a patch to 'ls'.
Try again.
I have showed folks union mounts, done an ls, and gotten complaints such
as: when you edit/cat/print a file, how do you know what you're editing?
My only answer is weak: 'well you did the bind, so you know'.
Is there a better answer?
ron
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-03-03 18:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-03-03 13:18 rog
2003-03-03 17:40 ` Ronald G. Minnich
2003-03-03 18:05 ` Russ Cox
2003-03-03 18:09 ` Ronald G. Minnich [this message]
2003-03-03 18:16 ` Russ Cox
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2003-03-03 20:45 Keith Nash
2003-03-03 20:51 ` Russ Cox
2003-03-03 20:00 Keith Nash
2003-03-03 20:05 ` Russ Cox
2003-03-03 18:58 rog
2003-03-03 23:17 ` anyrhine
2003-02-28 18:52 Joel Salomon
2003-02-28 18:56 ` Russ Cox
2003-02-28 21:16 ` Jack Johnson
2003-02-28 22:58 ` Geoff Collyer
2003-02-28 23:19 ` Jack Johnson
2003-02-28 23:59 ` Geoff Collyer
2003-02-15 19:37 [9fans] presentation preparation Scott Schwartz
2003-02-15 19:48 ` andrey mirtchovski
2003-02-27 9:35 ` Ralph Corderoy
2003-02-28 18:44 ` [9fans] union directories Jack Johnson
2003-02-28 18:53 ` Russ Cox
2003-03-04 9:44 ` Adrian Tritschler
2001-03-23 13:30 G. David Butler
2001-03-23 13:08 rog
2001-03-26 8:44 ` Douglas A. Gwyn
2001-03-22 3:28 rob pike
2001-03-23 10:06 ` Douglas A. Gwyn
2001-03-22 2:57 Gorka Guardiola Muzquiz
2001-03-22 2:46 Gorka Guardiola Muzquiz
2001-03-22 2:42 Gorka Guardiola Muzquiz
2001-03-22 2:37 Russ Cox
2001-03-22 2:02 Russ Cox
2001-03-22 1:56 Gorka Guardiola Muzquiz
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