Re: [RFC PATCH] ext4: don't split xattr inode refcounts across i_ctime and i_version fields

["Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@xxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 03:09:03PM -0500, Jeff Layton wrote:
> 
> Wouldn't it have made more sense to just store it all in i_version field
> (like this patch makes it do)? If this breaks backward compatibility
> though, then I'm fine with just dropping the patch.

Yes, that part is there for compatibility for the deployed base
(Lustre Servers).

					- Ted