vn_ routines
Ruth Milner
rmilner at zia.aoc.nrao.edu
Fri Mar 15 01:45:21 AEST 1991
In article <5866 at awdprime.UUCP> web at farpoint.austin.ibm.com (Bill Baker) writes:
>>Does anyone know where all the vn_ routines are kept?
>My apologies for the confusing documentation. The vn_ routines described
>in the documentation are an attempt to define the entry points for a new file
>system type that you would write.
Does this mean they don't actually exist? I'll say the documentation is
confusing:
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Description
The vn_create subroutine creates a VREG type of vnode (vir-
tual node) in the directory specified by the dp parameter.
(Other vnode operations create directories and special files.)
[...]
Note: The logical file system calls the vn_lookup subroutine
before calling the vn_create subroutine.
Execution Environment
The vn_create subroutine can be called from the process en-
vironment only.
[...]
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Sure is documented like a real routine. That "Note:" in particular seems to
imply these routines are actually used in AIX. And nothing anywhere in any of
them to indicate they are only templates.
Apology accepted, but I would like to make a suggestion - please change the
documentation in the next update. Thank you.
--
Ruth Milner
Systems Manager NRAO/VLA Socorro NM
rmilner at zia.aoc.nrao.edu
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