Re: More on bigger kdev_t

G. Allen Morris III (gam3@ixlabs.com)
Sun, 10 Oct 1999 22:10:31 -0700

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What ever the solution please remember that nfsd will need to
have a way to compare two kdev_t and tell if they are the same.
Even when one of the kdev_t is saved across a reboot.

Also space can be a problem: NFS v2 filehandles are only 32 bytes.

Allen

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