Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 16:45:28 +0200 From: Andriy Gapon <avg@FreeBSD.org> To: Konstantin Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com> Cc: svn-src-head@FreeBSD.org, svn-src-all@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r276008 - in head/sys: kern sys Message-ID: <5496DD08.7060201@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20141221144154.GW2148@kib.kiev.ua> References: <201412211332.sBLDW8VC030548@svn.freebsd.org> <5496D86D.7070209@FreeBSD.org> <20141221144154.GW2148@kib.kiev.ua>
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On 21/12/2014 16:41, Konstantin Belousov wrote: > On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 04:25:49PM +0200, Andriy Gapon wrote: >> On 21/12/2014 15:32, Konstantin Belousov wrote: >>> Author: kib >>> Date: Sun Dec 21 13:32:07 2014 >>> New Revision: 276008 >>> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/276008 >>> >>> Log: >>> Add VN_OPEN_NAMECACHE flag for vn_open_cred(9), which requests that >>> the created file name was cached. Use the flag for core dumps. >> >> Just curious about a rationale for using the new flag for core dumps. >> Sorry if I missed any public discussion about this and that I wasn't able to >> figure out the rationale myself. > > I am not sure I understand the question. Are you asking or objecting ? Asking. > Is this a question about new flag being used vs. detecting the core > dumps by some other means ? > > Or, are you asking why caching of the name could be needed for > core dump files at all ? Sort of. Why VN_OPEN_NAMECACHE is useful in the case of core dumps? What does it make better? -- Andriy Gapon
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