Date:	Sun, 17 Oct 1999 14:18:21 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: /dev/zero support
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On Thu, 14 Oct 1999, DJ Delorie wrote:

> I definitely want to avoid adding hooks in libc for things that can be
> done with fsexts.  The exceptions so far are for obviously common
> things, like /dev/null and a few other renames.

With some simple changes to FSEXT, it can be made much friendlier to
such features.  All we need is a reliable way to control the order of
invocation of FSEXT handlers at run time, and perhaps also to arrange
for a return value that will cause libc to call the previous handler
(i.e., a way to chain to the previous handler that hooked the same
service/handle).

Any takers?

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