Re: [patch 7/8] inode-diet: Use a union for i_blocks and i_size, i_rdev and i_devices

[Christoph Hellwig]

On Sun, Jul 02, 2006 at 08:53:40PM -0400, Theodore Ts'o wrote:
> The i_blocks and i_size fields are only used for regular files.  So we
> move them into the union, along with i_rdev and i_devices, which are
> only used by block or character devices.

Can we please make this a named instead of unnamed union so everyone still
using the fields will trip up?  To reduce the impact a few more imajor/iminor
conversions might be needed were direct references to i_rdev crept back in.

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