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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: + +- <https://lwn.net/Articles/649115/> Pathname lookup in Linux +- <https://lwn.net/Articles/649729/> RCU-walk: faster pathname lookup in Linux +- <https://lwn.net/Articles/650786/> 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 |