On Fri, 26 Jan 2024 11:06:33 -0800 Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, 26 Jan 2024 at 10:41, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Fine, but I still plan on sending you the update to give all files unique > > inode numbers. If it screws up tar, it could possibly screw up something > > else. > > Well, that in many ways just regularizes the code, and the dynamic > inode numbers are actually prettier than the odd fixed date-based one > you picked. I assume it's your birthdate (although I don't know what > the directory ino number was). Yeah, it was. I usually use that when I need a random number. I avoid using it for passwords though. The odd directory number was the date you pulled in eventfs ;-) -- Steve
