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[unix-history] / usr / src / sys / ufs / ffs / dinode.h

diff --git a/usr/src/sys/ufs/ffs/dinode.h b/usr/src/sys/ufs/ffs/dinode.h
index 2ee1932..cac5ee2 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/src/sys/ufs/ffs/dinode.h
+++ b/usr/src/sys/ufs/ffs/dinode.h
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
  *
  * %sccs.include.redist.c%
  *
  *
  * %sccs.include.redist.c%
  *

- *     @(#)dinode.h    7.9 (Berkeley) %G%
+ *     @(#)dinode.h    7.10 (Berkeley) %G%

  */
 
 /*
  */
 
 /*

- * This structure defines the on-disk format of an inode.
+ * A dinode contains all the meta-data associated with a UFS file.
+ * This structure defines the on-disk format of a dinode.

  */
 
 #define        NDADDR  12              /* direct addresses in inode */
  */
 
 #define        NDADDR  12              /* direct addresses in inode */


@@ -42,18 +43,18 @@ struct dinode {
 #define        di_rdev         di_db[0]
 
 /* file modes */
 #define        di_rdev         di_db[0]
 
 /* file modes */

-#define        IFMT            0170000         /* type of file */
+#define        IFMT            0170000         /* mask of file type */

 #define        IFIFO           0010000         /* named pipe (fifo) */
 #define        IFIFO           0010000         /* named pipe (fifo) */

-#define        IFCHR           0020000         /* character special */
+#define        IFCHR           0020000         /* character special device */

 #define        IFDIR           0040000         /* directory */
 #define        IFDIR           0040000         /* directory */

-#define        IFBLK           0060000         /* block special */
-#define        IFREG           0100000         /* regular */
+#define        IFBLK           0060000         /* block special device */
+#define        IFREG           0100000         /* regular file */

 #define        IFLNK           0120000         /* symbolic link */
 #define        IFLNK           0120000         /* symbolic link */

-#define        IFSOCK          0140000         /* socket */
+#define        IFSOCK          0140000         /* UNIX domain socket */

 
 

-#define        ISUID           04000           /* set user id on execution */
-#define        ISGID           02000           /* set group id on execution */
-#define        ISVTX           01000           /* save swapped text even after use */
-#define        IREAD           0400            /* read, write, execute permissions */
-#define        IWRITE          0200
-#define        IEXEC           0100
+#define        ISUID           04000           /* set user identifier when exec'ing */
+#define        ISGID           02000           /* set group identifier when exec'ing */
+#define        ISVTX           01000           /* save execution information on exit */
+#define        IREAD           0400            /* read permission */
+#define        IWRITE          0200            /* write permission */
+#define        IEXEC           0100            /* execute permission */