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Subject: Re: The argument for fs assistance in handling archives (was: silent semantic changes with reiser4)
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 00:02:13 +0100
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To: Frank van Maarseveen <frankvm@xs4all.nl>
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On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 12:56:34AM +0200, Frank van Maarseveen wrote:
> And that doesn't mean that the kernel should accept any fs image
> when a user tries to cd into the file.

No, it shouldn't.  It should say "it's not a directory, bugger off".
Which it does.