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From: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@sandeen.net>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] (and bad attr2 bug) - pack xfs_sb_t for 64-bit arches
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Nathan Scott wrote:
> 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?

ugh typo... "as attr1" I meant...

> What problem do you see resulting from that though?

is an attr2 filesystem mounted as attr1 safe?

-Eric