Re: [PATCH v2 000/110] vfs: change inode->i_ino from unsigned long to u64

Jeff Layton <[email protected]> Tue, 03 Mar 2026 05:58:20 -0500
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On Tue, 2026-03-03 at 10:55 +0000, David Howells wrote:
> Jeff Layton <[email protected]> wrote:
>=20
> > This version splits the change up to be more bisectable. It first adds =
a
> > new kino_t typedef and a new "PRIino" macro to hold the width specifier
> > for format strings. The conversion is done, and then everything is
> > changed to remove the new macro and typedef.
>=20
> Why remove the typedef?  It might be better to keep it.
>=20

Why? After this change, internel kernel inodes will be u64's -- full
stop. I don't see what the macro or typedef will buy us at that point.
--=20
Jeff Layton <[email protected]>