From: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 06:35:25 GMT
Subject: Re: Yet another base64 patch
Message-ID: <425E0F2D.4040507@zytor.com>
In-Reply-To: <425E0D62.9000401@zytor.com>

H. Peter Anvin wrote:

> 
> Actually, the subdirectory hack has the same effect, so you lose 
> regardless.  Doesn't mean that you can't construct cases where the 
> subdirectory hack doesn't win, but I maintain that those are likely to 
> be artificial.
> 

That should, of course, be "... where the subdirectory hack does win ..."

Really, the subdirectory hack is a workaround for broken filesystems, 
and we don't use those anymore.

	-hpa