Re: [PATCH, RFC] default to inode64 on 64-bit systems

Michael Weissenbacher
2009-07-07T10:12:30Z

Hi!
> Making inode64 the default on 64 bit systems seems like a good idea to
> me. But would it not be advisable to have a mount option that forces
> the old behaviour, just in case? Something like "broken32bituserspace"
> (or maybe "inode32").
>
I think such a mount option would be a must. There is lots of 32-bit Software that cannot cope with 64-bit inodes. Unfortunately there are closed-source 32-bit apps (which can be run on 64 bit systems) where nothing can be done for 64-bit inode compatiblity in the short term. Had this problem very recently with the Zmanda Enterprise Backup Software, which forced me to remove the inode64 option.

regards,
Michael