change pipefs to use a unique inode number equal to the memory address unless it would be truncated. Signed-Off-By: Bodo Eggert <7eggert@xxxxxx> --- Tested on i386. --- 2.6.19/fs/pipe.c.ori 2007-01-30 22:02:46.000000000 +0100 +++ 2.6.19/fs/pipe.c 2007-01-30 23:22:27.000000000 +0100 @@ -864,6 +864,10 @@ static struct inode * get_pipe_inode(voi inode->i_uid = current->fsuid; inode->i_gid = current->fsgid; inode->i_atime = inode->i_mtime = inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME; + /* The address of *inode is unique, so we'll get an unique inode number. + * Off cause this will not work for 32 bit inodes on 64 bit systems. */ + if (sizeof(inode->i_ino) >= sizeof(struct inode*)) + inode->i_ino = (unsigned int) inode; return inode; - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
