Re: [PATCH] mkfs: make inobtcount visible

["Darrick J. Wong" <darrick.wong@oracle.com>]

On Tue, Jan 05, 2021 at 02:57:54AM +0800, Zorro Lang wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 04, 2021 at 10:29:21AM -0600, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > On 1/4/21 9:28 AM, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> > > On 1/4/21 5:30 AM, Zorro Lang wrote:
> > >> When set inobtcount=1/0, we can't see it from xfs geometry report.
> > >> So make it visible.
> > >>
> > >> Signed-off-by: Zorro Lang <zlang@redhat.com>
> > > Hi Zorro - thanks for spotting this.
> > > 
> > > I think the libxfs changes need to hit the kernel first, then we can
> > > pull it in and fix up the report_geom function.  Nothing calls
> > > xfs_fs_geometry directly in userspace, FWIW.
> > 
> > Hah, of course I forgot about libxfs_fs_geometry. o_O
> > 
> > In any case, I think this should hit the kernel first, want to send
> > that patch if it's not already on the list?
> 
> I can give it a try, if Darrick haven't had one in his developing list :)

Why do we need to expose INOBTCNT/inobtcount via the geometry ioctl?
It doesn't expose any user-visible functionality.

--D

> Thanks,
> Zorro
> 
> > 
> > -Eric
> > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > -Eric
> > > 
> > 
>