Yeah, this doesn't preclude breaking things into chunks (typically limited by however many files a non-root user can open). I just dislike unnecessary "open" c

Yeah, this doesn't preclude breaking things into chunks (typically limited by however many files a non-root user can open). I just dislike unnecessary "open" calls because it can get kind of crazy. For instance, if you happen to send a short filename to a samba server (which must enumerate every file in every folder up to the root), or use NFSv4 ACLs, etc.