Re: [security]: kernel ioctl()'s [2]

Jamie Lokier (lkd@tantalophile.demon.co.uk)
Fri, 2 Jul 1999 02:39:38 +0200


Chris Evans wrote:
> Oh yeah. So, question, what's the ext2_i.i_version used by? I suppose I
> withdraw my objection to letting users set it!

According to include/linux/ext2_fs.h:

__u32 i_version; /* File version (for NFS) */

In fact it's not used by nfs ATM. (NFS experts, should it be?)

I proposed a useful use for it in the "JIT/metadata cacheing thread".
Now to find those few spare minutes to actually implement my proposal...

-- Jamie

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