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From: sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu (Charles Sandmann)
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Subject: Re: LFN32 optimizations [was:  Re: Proposed lstat.c patch for Win2000/XP device bit fix
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Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 11:20:41 -0600 (CST)
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In-Reply-To: <200201101620.RAA27328@father.ludd.luth.se> from "Martin Str|mberg" at Jan 10, 2002 05:20:51 PM
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> > > Perhaps this macro should be called "_is_ff_LFN32", in case we would
> > > need a _is_ff_LFN macro sometime.
> > 
> > There is actually no difference, the LFN32 is just part of the 
> > signature block set in findfirs.c - it could be any string (as long
> > as it's consistent everywhere).  Changing the name would actually be
> > more confusing.
> 
> But it really is LFN we're talking about, isn't? Not LFN32. Is that
> supposed to mean LFN on a 32-bit OS? But then I suppose it get set on
> plain DOZE with a LFN driver too. So that's not right either. I could
> be wrong, though.

We are talking about just LFN, yes.  The return results from a 
findfirst/findnext call using the LFN API.

This is just the magic signature - see dir.h and findfirs.c 
I'm not sure why it's LFN32 - but it currently is (and has been for
a very long time).    All I want to do is compare to it :-)