No, that's an unsigned value, it'll go way beyond 2038.
> > __u32 i_blocks; /* Blocks count */
>
> The number of blocks needs to be higher when we have
> 64-bit sized files.
Good point.
> > union {
> > __u32 i_dir_acl; /* Directory ACL (directories only) */
> > __u32 i_size_high; /* high 32 bits of 64-bit size */
> > } u2;
>
> Looks good.
Considering the block problem, what about using 24 of those bits for
extending file size and eight for extending block count? Then you
have 58-bit size and 36-bit blocks, which is just right for 4K blocks.
(But I won't be extending the block count in my first revision.)
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