Files, unloving, access, oh my.

[Ben Scott]

On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 8:59 AM, Ric Werme <ric at wermenh.com> wrote:
>>   Remember, in *nix, one doesn't really delete files (inodes).  One
>> unlinks directory entries.  The kernel deletes files once all
>> references are gone.
>
> Well, FS writers generally keep the link count and open count separate
> entities, largely because they are.  Then there's a separate "ref count"
> for all the kernel threads ...

  I was using "references" generically, not to call out a particular
data element.

  I was unaware there was an actual data element in the kernel called
"ref count", or I might have made this explict.

  Why do you feel files are so unloved?  :)

-- Ben