[OpenAFS-devel] on sockets and devices in AFS

[chas williams - CONTRACTOR]

On Thu, 16 Sep 2010 09:58:22 +0200
Derrick Brashear <shadow@dementia.org> wrote:


> 2) if created locally they would cover a later file of the same name
> if one is created

how about a new 'file type' that is 'special' just like mounts.
however, they would only have a local (to the client host)
meaning.  old clients would see 'files' (with a strange prefix i
guess) and new clients would be able to handle these things as special
devices (named pipes and the like). 

not storing these files on the server seems like a non-starter.