Re: inode open

[Jason Thorpe <thorpej@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Jul 17, 2008, at 9:39 AM, David Laight wrote:

> In certain OS (eg RSX/11M) the lookup and open were different system
> calls.  File open was always done by inode number and sequence.
> (Modulo rusty brain cells!)

That's essentially how the Mac OS Carbon/CoreServices File Manager  
works.  You call FSPathMakeRef() to get an FSRef, and then everything  
you do after that is done with the FSRef.

I gotta say, tho, I'm not a big fan of that API :-)

-- thorpej