Re: making GNU ls -i (--inode) work around the linux readdir bug

[Jim Meyering]

Phillip Susi <address@hidden> wrote:
> Jim Meyering wrote:
>>> EVERY application that invokes ls -i is effected.
>>
>> Please name one.
>
> I'm not sure why this isn't getting through to you.  ANY and EVERY
> invoker of ls -i that does or possibly could exist is effected by a
> degradation of its performance.

Here are two reasons:

  - lack of convincing arguments: any program that runs
    "ls -i non-directory ..." is not affected at all.

  - lack of evidence that users would be adversely affected:
    the only program alleged to be impacted is one that (so far) I've
    found no reference to, so I suspect very few people use it.