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[Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH] hotplug: allow hardlinked files for block device

To: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH] hotplug: allow hardlinked files for block device images
From: Olaf Hering <olaf@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:57:12 +0100
Cc: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Stefano Stabellini <Stefano.Stabellini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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On Mon, Jan 17, Paolo Bonzini wrote:

> Isn't this incorrect in case ${file} contains a character that is a
> regex escape (e.g. a star or backslash)?

I'm sure there are pathnames which break the regex in some way.
Adding an escape for '@' could be added, for example.

How well can the rest of Xen cope with odd filenames? In other words,
does it even get there if the configured pathnames have odd chars in it?

Olaf


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