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The file's blocks exist in the filesystem. "Those pages" just refers to the ordinary buffer cache for any other disk-based file. No cached pages are necessary t
by ButlerianJihad 13d ago
The file's blocks exist in the filesystem. "Those pages" just refers to the ordinary buffer cache for any other disk-based file. No cached pages are necessary to hold open a file on disk.
- tux3 13d agoCorrect! It's still an inode, even without a path.