linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V3 05/12] kernfs: introduce kernfs_node

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Date:   Mon, 19 Jun 2017 15:01:15 -0400
From:   Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:     Shaohua Li <shli@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, hch@....de, axboe@...com,
        rostedt@...dmis.org, lizefan@...wei.com, Kernel-team@...com,
        Shaohua Li <shli@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 05/12] kernfs: introduce kernfs_node_id

Hello,

On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 11:17:13AM -0700, Shaohua Li wrote:
> +/* represent a kernfs node */
> +struct kernfs_node_id {
> +	u32			ino;
> +	u32			generation;
> +} __attribute__((packed));

Can we just make it a u64?  kernfs cares about the details but for
everyone else it can just be a unique 64bit id.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun