J. Bruce Fields wrote: Odd is the one thing it isn't. I guess 1 << n would be easier but hex makes the mask line up nicer. So there. ? I glanced through include/linux and there doesn't seem to be any one standard. In fs.h you can find hex, decimal, and 1 << n all mixed together. The fs-independent mount flags start out using decimal then switch to 1 << n at 32768. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-nfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html