Re: [fuse-devel] Problem with create() callback.

[Nikolaus R. <Nik...@ra...>]

maynard keenan <may...@pu...> writes:
> On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 12:59 PM, Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b-S0/GAf...@pu...>wrote:
>
>> maynard keenan <may...@pu...> writes:
>>
>> > Hi list.
>> >
>> > I'm very new to FUSE, so forgive me for this post :-)
>> >
>> > I just wonder, if a type the following command (assuming /mnt/fuse/ is
>> where
>> > I mounted a network FS):
>> >
>> > $ cp foo.txt /mnt/fuse/
>> >
>> > If I implement create() (in this example), I have something like this:
>> >
>> > static int
>> > myfs_create(const char *path, mode_t mode, struct fuse_file_info *fi);
>> >
>> > I have to know the size of the file I have to create, but within this
>> > function, how can I grab the struct stat* related to foo.txt, for
>> example?
>> >
>> > Maynard.
>>
>> You can't.
>>
>
> Hi Goswin.
>
> Well, if it's not possible, how am I supposed to create a new file?  Is

You always create it with size 0, and when your file system receives
write() requests it grows the file.


Best,

   -Nikolaus

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