linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] ext4: Introduce ext4_inoblk

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Date:	Tue, 9 Oct 2007 20:48:11 -0400
From:	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>
To:	"Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext4: Introduce ext4_inoblk_t

On Tue, Oct 09, 2007 at 09:36:12PM +0530, Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote:
> This patch adds a new data type ext4_inoblk_t to represent
> the logical file blocks.

I'd suggest ext4_lblk_t instead of ext4_inoblk_t.  It's not at all
obvious what "inode block" means.  "Logical block" makes a lot more
sense.

Personally, I was never synced with ext4_fsblk_t myself; I think
ext4_pblk_t would make a lot more sense.

	    	       	     	  - Ted
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