Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 15 Jan 1999 14:52:59 +0100 (MET) | From | David Weinehall <> | Subject | Re: More than 5 symlinks |
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On Thu, 14 Jan 1999, Alexander Viro wrote:
> > > On Thu, 14 Jan 1999, Urs Thuermann wrote: > > > Linux-2.1.x and 2.2.0-prex only follow 5 symlinks. This is not enough > > in some environments. I patch each kernel I install to follow 20 > > symlinks which is the same as in SunOS and Solaris. > > > > I'd like to see this patch make it into 2.2.0 > > OK, are you sure that *following* such a chain with your patch > applied you will not get a kernel stack overflow?
Hmmm. I for one is not sure... 20 levels of symlinks?! I think there's need for some rewriting of code for that to work. But I don't know. But shouldn't we at least support the POSIX-standard (8 if I'm not all wrong)?!
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