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From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Subject: Re: silent semantic changes with reiser4
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 19:05:35 -0700 (PDT)
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On Fri, 27 Aug 2004, Rik van Riel wrote:
> 
> Thing is, there is no way to distinguish between what are
> virtual files and what are actual streams hidden inside a
> file.  You don't know what should and shouldn't be backed
> up...

I think that lack of distinguishing poiwer is more serious for 
directories. The more I think I think about it, the more I wonder whether 
Solaris did things right - having a special operation to "cross the 
boundary".

I suspect Solaris did it that way because it's a hell of a lot easier to 
do it like that, but regardless, it would solve the issue of real 
directories having both real children _and_ the "extra streams".

		Linus