GNU bug report logs - #3911
get-free-disk-space race condition on default-directory test

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Kevin Ryde <user42 <at> zip.com.au>
Cc: 3911 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Subject: bug#3911: get-free-disk-space when default-directory doesn't exist
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:37:26 -0400

>> Emacs is made of such race conditions.
> But this one is easy to avoid.  I really don't understand why this bug
> has gone on and on.  What's the objection to "/"?  As far as I can tell
> it's smaller, faster, and certain to work.  (Faster especially if
> there's some nfs or ftpfs or similar involved where a system chdir may
> do some evil remote query.)

The objection to / is only that it doesn't work for Tramp.

>> I'd like to make it work for Tramp dirs as well.
> Sounds good.  Tramp holds open a session doesn't it, so at least there'd
> be no call-process to worry about for it. :)

I don't know what you're referring to.


        Stefan

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