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From: | Jim Meyering |
Subject: | Re: making GNU ls -i (--inode) work around the linux readdir bug |
Date: | Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:13:03 +0200 |
Phillip Susi <address@hidden> wrote: > Jim Meyering wrote: >>> EVERY application that invokes ls -i is effected. >> >> Please name one. > > I'm not sure why this isn't getting through to you. ANY and EVERY > invoker of ls -i that does or possibly could exist is effected by a > degradation of its performance. Here are two reasons: - lack of convincing arguments: any program that runs "ls -i non-directory ..." is not affected at all. - lack of evidence that users would be adversely affected: the only program alleged to be impacted is one that (so far) I've found no reference to, so I suspect very few people use it.
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