From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: Gabriel Paubert <paubert@iram.es>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: New nanosecond stat patch for 2.5.44
Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2002 10:00:26 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3DC958BA.3030209@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Pine.LNX.4.32.0211061324110.19072-100000@gra-vd1.iram.es
Gabriel Paubert wrote:
>
> I basically agree but I suspect that filesystem writers will not be very
> happy if you want to use 16 bytes for each timestamp, especially when 8 of
> the bytes (the 32 high order bits from the second count and the TAI-UT
> offset) do not change very often. (besides that tv_nsec is defined as a
> long, i.e. 64 bit on 64 bit machines and _signed_ , stupid if you ask me
> but I digress).
>
The filesystem writers can compact things as they see fit. I'm mostly
talking about the stat(2) format.
-hpa
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-11-06 17:55 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 42+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-10-27 12:13 New nanosecond stat patch for 2.5.44 Andi Kleen
2002-10-27 14:33 ` New nanosecond stat patch for 2.5.44 - new patch II Andi Kleen
2002-10-27 21:49 ` New nanosecond stat patch for 2.5.44 Andreas Dilger
2002-10-27 22:54 ` H. Peter Anvin
2002-10-28 1:23 ` Chris Friesen
2002-10-28 1:35 ` Rob Landley
2002-11-06 13:27 ` Gabriel Paubert
2002-11-06 18:00 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2002-10-27 23:16 ` Horst von Brand
2002-10-28 17:10 ` Andreas Dilger
2002-10-29 15:01 ` Bill Davidsen
2002-10-29 16:30 ` Andreas Dilger
2002-10-29 20:37 ` Bill Davidsen
2002-10-30 0:44 ` Jamie Lokier
2002-10-30 21:12 ` Bill Davidsen
2002-10-30 22:17 ` Jamie Lokier
2002-10-31 0:34 ` H. Peter Anvin
2002-11-01 1:57 ` Bill Davidsen
2002-11-01 3:32 ` Jamie Lokier
[not found] <20021027121318.GA2249@averell.suse.lists.linux.kernel>
[not found] ` <20021027214913.GA17533@clusterfs.com.suse.lists.linux.kernel>
2002-10-28 4:42 ` Andi Kleen
2002-10-28 5:35 ` Andreas Dilger
[not found] ` <aphqqo$261$1@cesium.transmeta.com.suse.lists.linux.kernel>
[not found] ` <3DBC9194.5090006@nortelnetworks.com.suse.lists.linux.kernel>
2002-10-28 4:47 ` Andi Kleen
[not found] <3ED66C83.8070608@austin.ibm.com.suse.lists.linux.kernel>
2003-05-29 21:11 ` Nightly regression runs against current bk tree Andi Kleen
2003-05-29 21:25 ` David S. Miller
2003-05-29 21:29 ` Andi Kleen
2003-05-29 21:38 ` Randy.Dunlap
2003-05-29 21:48 ` David S. Miller
2003-05-29 22:04 ` Craig Thomas
2003-05-29 22:05 ` Andi Kleen
2003-05-29 22:25 ` Cliff White
2003-05-29 23:41 ` David S. Miller
2003-05-29 21:50 ` Craig Thomas
2003-05-29 22:03 ` Andi Kleen
2003-05-29 22:16 ` Cliff White
2003-05-29 22:23 ` Nathan
2003-05-29 23:10 ` Mark Peloquin
2003-05-29 22:51 ` Mark Peloquin
2003-05-29 22:03 ` Nathan
2003-05-29 23:08 ` Mark Peloquin
2003-05-29 22:48 ` Mark Peloquin
2003-05-29 23:17 ` Andreas Dilger
2003-05-29 23:30 ` Cliff White
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