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From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Linux Trace Kernel <linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>,
	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>,
	Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>,
	Ajay Kaher <ajay.kaher@broadcom.com>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>,
	linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] eventfs: Give files a default of PAGE_SIZE size
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 14:37:14 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20240126143714.3eb81db4@gandalf.local.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAHk-=wjTECUZLBgALpvm9zDN8TJCGxyc3VCEXXHMsFNAN+x5Fg@mail.gmail.com>

On Fri, 26 Jan 2024 11:06:33 -0800
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote:

> On Fri, 26 Jan 2024 at 10:41, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> wrote:
> >
> > Fine, but I still plan on sending you the update to give all files unique
> > inode numbers. If it screws up tar, it could possibly screw up something
> > else.  
> 
> Well, that in many ways just regularizes the code, and the dynamic
> inode numbers are actually prettier than the odd fixed date-based one
> you picked. I assume it's your birthdate (although I don't know what
> the directory ino number was).

Yeah, it was. I usually use that when I need a random number. I avoid using
it for passwords though. The odd directory number was the date you pulled
in eventfs ;-)

-- Steve


      reply	other threads:[~2024-01-26 19:37 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-01-26 18:18 [PATCH] eventfs: Give files a default of PAGE_SIZE size Steven Rostedt
2024-01-26 18:31 ` Linus Torvalds
2024-01-26 18:41   ` Steven Rostedt
2024-01-26 19:06     ` Linus Torvalds
2024-01-26 19:37       ` Steven Rostedt [this message]

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