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From: Hubert Chan <hubert@uhoreg.ca>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] "metas" in reiserfs v4 snapshot 2004.03.26
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 21:47:26 -0500
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>>>>> "Markus" =3D=3D Markus T=F6rnqvist <mjt@nysv.org> writes:

[...]

Markus> It's not good to think about lexicographic ordering, btw,
Markus> because readdir must not find this directory. Consider the
Markus> following times a million when taking a backup:
Markus> mjt@shrike:~/..metas/plugin/crypto/..metas/plugin/crypto/..metas$

pseudofiles shouldn't have metadata, so
~/..metas/plugin/crypto/..metas/plugin/crypto/... shouldn't exist
anyways.  But readdir shouldn't return that directory, because it's
just duplicated data.

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