Re: [PATCH 1/1] VFS: fixes a bug in sys_linkat()

On Tue, Sep 12, 2006 at 05:57:38PM -0700, Ram Pai wrote:
> Hardlink using sys_linkat() returns EXDEV when the source and the destination
> point to the same filesystem, residing under different mounts.

... and that is absolutely deliberate.  Ability to restrict links to
a subtree is a deliberate feature.
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