[openbeos] Re: FS question
- From: "Axel Dörfler" <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 14:56:38 +0100 (MET)
> Hi,
>
> Let's talk more 'technical'
> Could somebody tell me: why use BeOS in general node_ref and
> entry_ref? both of them hold device and inode numbers..
> BUT these numbers are USELESS on the higher (or medium) level of
> filesystem. these are usable for kernel methods. there are only path/
filename->inode tranlate.
They are "useless" in the high-level API, that's right - that's why
there are node_refs and entry_refs - you don't have to deal with inodes
from user-land.
Where exactly is your problem?
Adios...
Axel.
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