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Date:	Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:41:46 -0500
From:	Jeff Layton <jlayton@...hat.com>
To:	Kirill Korotaev <dev@...ru>
CC:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	dada1@...mosbay.com, dev@...nvz.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] add lazy_getattr and lazy_readdir patches that defer
 i_ino assignment

Kirill Korotaev wrote:
> Jeff,
> 
> taking into account the discussion about unawarness/uncertainty
> of whether *unique* inode number is needed at all on pipe fds and such
> do we need this at all?
> 
> Thanks,
> Kirill
>

Fair enough, perhaps we should just not worry about it, and assume that there 
might be collisions.

If so, I should probably just have Andrew withdraw the patch I submitted earlier 
to hash the inodes for pipefs. I'll look at other callers of new_inode and fix 
up any of the ones that need fixing.

Does that seem like the most reasonable approach?

-- Jeff
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