Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 13 Dec 2002 15:20:17 +0000 | From | Andrew Walrond <> | Subject | Re: Symlink indirection |
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Thanks Marc
5 is very low isn't it? Certainly marginal for an application I have in mind.
What's the reasoning behind it being a) 5 and b) so low?
Marc-Christian Petersen wrote: > On Friday 13 December 2002 16:06, Andrew Walrond wrote: > > Hi Andrew, > > >>Is the number of allowed levels of symlink indirection (if that is the >>right phrase; I mean symlink -> symlink -> ... -> file) dependant on the >>kernel, or libc ? Where is it defined, and can it be changed? > > > fs/namei.c > > if (current->link_count >= 5) > > change to a higher value. > > So, the answer is: Kernel :) > > ciao, Marc >
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