ACCESSING A FILE SYSTEM USING A HARD LINK MAPPED TO A FILE HANDLE
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a processing device, a request to access an object in a file system, the request comprising an identifier of the object, wherein the object is a file or a directory;
identifying, in view of the identifier of the object, an object link, wherein the object link is a relative symbolic link to the directory; and
accessing the object using the object link.
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Abstract
A server computer system receives a request for access to an object in a file system. The object is a file or a directory. The server computer system identifies an object handle in the request. The object handle is an identifier of the object. The server computer system identifies an object link that is associated with the object handle. The object link is a hard link to the file or a relative symbolic link to the directory. The server computer system accesses the object using the object link that is associated with the object handle.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a processing device, a request to access an object in a file system, the request comprising an identifier of the object, wherein the object is a file or a directory; identifying, in view of the identifier of the object, an object link, wherein the object link is a relative symbolic link to the directory; and accessing the object using the object link. - View Dependent Claims (3, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:
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Receiving, by the processing device, a request to access an object in a file system, the request comprising an identifier of the object, wherein the object is a file or a directory; Identifying, by the processing device, in view of the identifier of the object, an object link, wherein the object link is a relative symbolic link to the directory; and Accessing, by the processing device, the object using the object link. - View Dependent Claims (10, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a memory; and a processing device coupled to the memory to; receive a request to access an object in a file system, the request comprising an identifier of the object, wherein the object is a file or a directory; identify, in view of the identifier of the object, an object link, wherein the object link is a relative symbolic link to the directory; and access the object using the object link. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 20)
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