HP-UX 10.x includes a create_fastlinks
kernel parameter that, when non-zero, causes HFS symbolic link creation
to change so that one extra disk block access is avoided for each
symbolic link in a pathname lookup. This involves a slight change
in the HFS disk format, which makes these disks unusable on pre-10.0
Series 800 systems or on pre-9.0 Series 700 systems. For this reason,
the default setting of create_fastlinks
is 0, which avoids creating the newer, faster format. All 10.x kernels
(and all Series 700 9.0 kernels) understand both disk formats, however,
whether create_fastlinks is zero or non-zero.
Use SAM to change the value of create_fastlinks.
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