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Subject: Re: [PATCH] (and bad attr2 bug) - pack xfs_sb_t for 64-bit arches
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On Sun, 2006-11-19 at 19:39 -0600, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> ...
> but it can't just be properly padded in the kernel and leave it at that, 
> can it?

I think it can.

>  If so won't attr2 filesystems on x86_64 suddenly start 
> appearing to be attr2?

What problem do you see resulting from that though?

cheers.

-- 
Nathan