Re: [PATCH 2/6] xfs: make inode64 as the default allocation mode

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On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 10:32:37AM -0300, Carlos Maiolino wrote:
> since 64-bit inodes can be accessed while using inode32, and these can also be
> used on 32-bit kernels, there is no reason to still keep inode32 as the default
> mount option.
> If the filesystem cannot handle 64bit inode numbers (i.e CONFIG_LBDAF is not
> enabled and BITS_PER_LONG == 32), XFS_MOUNT_SMALL_INUMS will still be set by
> default, so inode64 is not an unconditional default value.

Btw, I think we should kill the !BIG_INUMS mode and just
require CONFIG_LBDAF on 32-bit, as the small in-core inums are å
codepath that rarely if ever is tested and not really useful these days.

But that should be a separate patch, so:


Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>

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