just checking if I am right: when sys_open is invoked with a symlink as a parameter, path_walk will follow the link to the actual file it points to? thnx lynx - Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/