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List:       secprog
Subject:    Re: Temp files and mkdir
From:       Jon Ribbens <jon+secprog () UNEQUIVOCAL ! CO ! UK>
Date:       2001-04-19 16:44:10
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Glynn Clements <glynn.clements@VIRGIN.NET> wrote:
> And, yes, mkdir() is atomic. I can't see how it could be otherwise.

It wasn't always atomic. It used to be mknod(2) followed by link(2).

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