From: Jamie Lokier <jamie@shareable.org>
To: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@fieldses.org>
Cc: Sage Weil <sage@newdream.net>,
linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
ceph-devel@lists.sf.net
Subject: Re: Recursive directory accounting for size, ctime, etc.
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:44:42 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080715214442.GA9222@shareable.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080715204812.GD25803@fieldses.org>
J. Bruce Fields wrote:
> I just wonder how one would explain to users (or application writers)
> why changes to a file are reflected in the parent's rctime in one case,
> and not in another, especially if the primary link is otherwise
> indistinguishable from the others. The symptoms could be a bit
> mysterious from their point of view.
Btw, what happens when the primary link is deleted? Does another link
become the primary link?
-- Jamie
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-07-15 21:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-07-15 18:28 Recursive directory accounting for size, ctime, etc Sage Weil
2008-07-15 19:47 ` Andreas Dilger
2008-07-15 20:26 ` Sage Weil
2008-07-15 19:53 ` J. Bruce Fields
2008-07-15 20:41 ` Sage Weil
2008-07-15 20:48 ` J. Bruce Fields
2008-07-15 21:16 ` Sage Weil
2008-07-15 22:45 ` J. Bruce Fields
2008-07-15 21:44 ` Jamie Lokier [this message]
2008-07-15 21:51 ` Sage Weil
2008-07-15 21:56 ` Jamie Lokier
2008-08-05 18:26 ` Pavel Machek
2008-08-08 13:11 ` John Stoffel
2008-08-08 23:32 ` Sage Weil
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