[EXT4 set 4][PATCH 1/5] i_version:64 bit inode version

[Andreas Dilger]

On Jul 06, 2007  09:51 -0400, J. Bruce Fields wrote:
> The use of a mount option means the change attribute could be
> inconsistent across mounts.  If we really need this, wouldn't it make
> more sense for it to be a persistent feature of the filesystem, set at
> mkfs time?

Yes, having it stored into the superblock in s_flags is probably a good
idea.  Kalpak, do you think you could get a patch that adds e.g.
EXT4_FLAGS_NO_INODE_VERSION (like EXT4_FLAGS_SIGNED_HASH in e2fsprogs).

Cheers, Andreas
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Andreas Dilger
Principal Software Engineer
Cluster File Systems, Inc.