Re: [PATCH 1/4] vfs: vfs-level fiemap interface

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On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 10:49:48AM -0400, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> I agree to you (or someone elses - don't remember anymore) suggestion
> to put in more padding so we can add fields later.  I strongly disagree
> putting in features now that we neither have a user, nor a usecase or
> testcase for.

So, how about another 64 bits of padding in struct fiemap_extent? That could
help cover future uses like compression, which might require another 64 bit
offset field - we only have 32 bits of reserved space there right now.
	--Mark

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