Arjan van de Ven <arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > [...] ok let me rephrase that. What would a user DO with this inode > number information, given that the filename is already passed on; > what additional useful, not-infinitely-hard-to-get piece of > information [...] Perhaps "infinitely hard" is the wrong criterion, but passing inode numbers lets a tracepoint client track changes to the same file, even though the file may be renamed/unlinked over time. - FChE -- 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
