Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 14 Jan 1999 22:07:09 +0200 | From | Meelis Roos <> | Subject | Re: More than 5 symlinks |
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UT> Linux-2.1.x and 2.2.0-prex only follow 5 symlinks. This is not enough UT> in some environments. I patch each kernel I install to follow 20 UT> symlinks which is the same as in SunOS and Solaris.
UT> I'd like to see this patch make it into 2.2.0
Careful! Since the kernel resolves symlinks with a recursive function, 5 was chosen as the max because that will not overflow the stack. 20 might overflow it...
-- Meelis Roos (mroos@tartu.cyber.ee)
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