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From: Matt Mackall <mpm-VDJrAJ4Gl5ZBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Strange hardlink behavior with CIFS
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:04:45 -0500
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With Linux 2.6.32-35 and either Windows or Samba in nounix mode,
hardlink counts can mysteriously disappear:

- create hardlink pair foo,bar
- stat foo -> nlink = 2
- open foo
- stat foo -> nlink = 1
- close
- wait or sync
- ls -l -> nlink = 2

Original report is here:

http://mercurial.selenic.com/bts/issue1866

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