Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:17:48 -0800 (PST) From: "Pedro F. Giffuni" <giffunip@tutopia.com> To: Roger Hammerstein <cheeky.m@live.com> Cc: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ext2fs can't read symlinks Message-ID: <237278.48223.qm@web113517.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <BAY147-w591E601E29C54D1FB0918BF9D00@phx.gbl> References: <116952.12062.qm@web113513.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <BAY147-w591E601E29C54D1FB0918BF9D00@phx.gbl>
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Thanks! > >From: Roger Hammerstein ... > >> Can you try creating a symlink in the same fs using >> FreeBSD to see if it's valid? > >If i create a symlink booted into FreeBSD it works just fine, >without any errors. > I think linux is using an ext2 extension called "fast" symlinks. No easy solution, unless you have patience to redo all your short links on FreeBSD but please submit a PR so the people currently working on ext2fs remember to implement it. cheers, Pedro.
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