Re: [PATCH 0/4] Use 64-bit inode numbers internally in the kernel

[Josh Boyer]

On 8/14/06, David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> These patches make the kernel use 64-bit inode numbers internally, even on a
> 32-bit system.  They are required because some filesystems have intrinsic
> 64-bit inode numbers: NFS and XFS for example.  The 64-bit inode numbers are
> then propagated to userspace automatically where the arch supports it.

Out of curiosity, is there a performance hit for 32-bit systems?  Have
you done any minimal benchmarks to see?

josh
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