From 942104a21ce4951420ddf6c6b3179a0627301f7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: NeilBrown Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 09:58:37 +1100 Subject: docs: improve pathname-lookup document structure Get rid of some unneeded structural elements around the new (to RST) pathname-lookup document. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown [ jc: grabbed from email and changelog added ] Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet --- Documentation/filesystems/index.rst | 14 ++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation/filesystems/index.rst') diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/index.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/index.rst index ba921bdd5b06..605befab300b 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/index.rst @@ -363,8 +363,18 @@ encryption of files and directories. Pathname lookup =============== -Pathname lookup in Linux is a complex beast; the document linked below -provides a comprehensive summary for those looking for the details. + +This write-up is based on three articles published at lwn.net: + +- Pathname lookup in Linux +- RCU-walk: faster pathname lookup in Linux +- A walk among the symlinks + +Written by Neil Brown with help from Al Viro and Jon Corbet. +It has subsequently been updated to reflect changes in the kernel +including: + +- per-directory parallel name lookup. .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 -- cgit v1.2.3