linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] fs/ntfs3: Change max hardlinks limit to 4000

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Date:   Thu, 9 Sep 2021 15:30:34 +0300
From:   Kari Argillander <kari.argillander@...il.com>
To:     Konstantin Komarov <almaz.alexandrovich@...agon-software.com>
Cc:     ntfs3@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] fs/ntfs3: Change max hardlinks limit to 4000

On Thu, Sep 09, 2021 at 01:58:04PM +0300, Konstantin Komarov wrote:
> xfstest 041 works with 3003, so we need to
> raise limit.

No need to linebreak.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Konstantin Komarov <almaz.alexandrovich@...agon-software.com>
> ---
>  fs/ntfs3/ntfs.h | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/ntfs3/ntfs.h b/fs/ntfs3/ntfs.h
> index 6bb3e595263b..0006481db7fa 100644
> --- a/fs/ntfs3/ntfs.h
> +++ b/fs/ntfs3/ntfs.h
> @@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
>  #define NTFS_NAME_LEN 255
>  
>  /* ntfs.sys used 500 maximum links on-disk struct allows up to 0xffff. */
> -#define NTFS_LINK_MAX 0x400
> +/* xfstest 041 creates 3003 hardlinks. */

It think comment is unnecessary here. If you think this is necassarry
comment then please but it same comment block as last row.

> +#define NTFS_LINK_MAX 4000

What draw backs there is if this is 4000? We really do not care about
xfstests if we have some reason to not do this. This info can be but
to commit message.

>  //#define NTFS_LINK_MAX 0xffff

We can probably same time get rid of this.

>  
>  /*
> -- 
> 2.28.0
>