On Apr 7 2007 16:36, Theodore Tso wrote: > >So how do we solve this problem? I can think of two solutions: > >1) Deprecate telldir/seekdir() altogether. Relatively few progams use >this functionality, and it is highly questionable how useful it is, >anyway. If you use telldir/seekdir and keep the cookie for a long >time, even the POSIX-provided guarantees about files that are created >and deleted between the telldir() and seekdir() points in time makes >its utility highly dubious. > >2) If application programs must have telldir/seekdir, than expand the >size of the cookie from 32-bits to a minimum of 128 bits, and >preferably larger --- say 512 bits, to accomodate systems that might >be using 512-bit variant of SHA-2. [...]
Maybe a combination of both? That is, replace telldir by an independent emulation layer. Jan -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
