Re: [PATCH 01/18] fsinfo: Introduce a non-repeating system-unique superblock ID [ver #21]

From: Miklos Szeredi
Date: Tue Aug 04 2020 - 05:34:30 EST


On Mon, Aug 3, 2020 at 3:37 PM David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Introduce an (effectively) non-repeating system-unique superblock ID that
> can be used to determine that two objects are in the same superblock
> without needing to worry about the ID changing in the meantime (as is
> possible with device IDs).
>
> The counter could also be used to tag other features, such as mount
> objects.
>
> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@xxxxxxxxxx>