Re: [RFC] [PATCH 1/8] inode_diet: Replace inode.u.generic_ip with inode.i_private
From: Brian F. G. Bidulock
Date: Tue Jun 20 2006 - 11:00:17 EST
Arnd,
On Tue, 20 Jun 2006, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>
> Alternatively, it might be possible to stuff i_private into the same
> union as i_pipe, i_cdev and i_bdev. The rationale here being that
> a file system implementing different file types already is complex
> enough that you would normally want your own alloc_inode for a
> derived struct. The simple file systems OTOH normally only support
> regular files, and sometimes directories.
Placing i_private and i_pipe in the same union will break FIFOs.
Also, i_pipe should not be combined with i_cdev and i_bdev.
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