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diff --git a/doc/internals/lockdown/comment_2_7bf74adb5556b7fc74a94e751c5fd3d6._comment b/doc/internals/lockdown/comment_2_7bf74adb5556b7fc74a94e751c5fd3d6._comment new file mode 100644 index 000000000..72d24a283 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/internals/lockdown/comment_2_7bf74adb5556b7fc74a94e751c5fd3d6._comment @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawm_YXzEdPHzbSGVwtmTR7g1BqDtTnIBB5s" + nickname="Matthias" + subject="File immutability" + date="2015-01-07T12:06:15Z" + content=""" +# setcap cap_linux_immutable+ep /usr/bin/git-annex + +After doing that, git-annex is able to make files immutable, so the additional directory is not needed any more. +Even on file systems / in environments where that is not possible, in some situations file lookup speed is way more important than not being able to delete the target of a symlink. + +I have no idea how to code in Haskell, so if somebody else could add an appropriate always/never/only-when-necessary config option I'd be very happy, and my media server would not have any more hiccups when switching songs … +"""]] |