On 2011-05-31, at 11:43 AM, Bernd Schubert wrote: > On 05/31/2011 07:26 PM, Andreas Dilger wrote: >> If it's of interest, we've implemented a 64-bit hash mode for ext4 to >> solve just this problem for Lustre. The llseek() code will return a >> 64-bit hash value on 64-bit systems, unless it is running for some >> process that needs a 32-bit hash value (only NFSv2, AFAIK). >> >> The attached patch can at least form the basis for being able to return >> 64-bit hash values for userspace/NFSv3/v4 when usable. The patch >> is NOT usable as it stands now, since I've had to modify it from the >> version that we are currently using for Lustre (this version hasn't >> actually been compiled), but it at least shows the outline of what needs >> to be done to get this working. None of the NFS side is implemented. > > Thanks Andreas! I haven't tested it yet, but the generic idea looks good. I guess the lower part of the patch (netfilter stuff) got accidentally in? Oops, I had refreshed the patch just before sending, and forgot to remove those parts. They are definitely not relevant to this issue. Cheers, Andreas -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
