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authorMichael I. Bushnell <mib@gnu.org>1994-08-26 16:46:03 +0000
committerMichael I. Bushnell <mib@gnu.org>1994-08-26 16:46:03 +0000
commite26ea7c56790719827a6a4bc0c9f1f1f08860257 (patch)
treef7783fcd4a1fe169811a3f6b5656ab3cab58dd20
parentded88bc550a5e8d19ea1e3f432c3fdbd7a3c93f1 (diff)
Formerly fs.defs.~84~
-rw-r--r--hurd/fs.defs28
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/hurd/fs.defs b/hurd/fs.defs
index 3ed1ed0a..f4073c20 100644
--- a/hurd/fs.defs
+++ b/hurd/fs.defs
@@ -264,25 +264,21 @@ routine dir_notice_changes (
FS_LOOKUP_NOTRANS) to stack a new translator on top of the existing
one. */
-/* Set a translator for future lookups to a file. Any existing
- translator is sent an fsys_goaway message with the flags coming
- from oldtrans_flags. Only if the old translator goes away will
- this call succeed. If existing is not MACH_PORT_NULL, then there
- is already a translator for this file, and it should be used, with
- the program specified by NAME to be used only if the EXISTING port
- dies. If TRANSLATOR is empty, then EXISTING is registered and the
- node becomes untranslated if EXISTING becomes dead. If TRANSLATOR
- is empty and EXISTING is null, then nothing happens.
-
- Some filesystems understand some translators directly and
- short-circuit the creation of the translator by the normal process.
- To prevent this optimization, set FS_TRANS_FORCE. */
+/* Set a translator for future lookups to a file.
+
+ PASSIVE is the passive translator;
+ ACTIVE is the active translator.
+
+ The FLAGS are FS_TRANS_*, defined in <hurd/hurd_types.h>.
+ OLDFLAGS are sent in an fsys_goaway to an existing active translator
+ if there is one and it is to be killed. */
routine file_set_translator (
file: file_t;
- flags: int;
+ passive_flags: int;
+ active_flags: int;
oldtrans_flags: int;
- translator: data_t;
- existing: mach_port_send_t);
+ passive: data_t;
+ active: mach_port_send_t);
/* Return the stored permanent translator for this file. */
routine file_get_translator (