Re: [PATCH 01/18] fsinfo: Introduce a non-repeating system-unique superblock ID [ver #21]

2020-08-04 Thread Miklos Szeredi
On Mon, Aug 3, 2020 at 3:37 PM David Howells wrote: > > Introduce an (effectively) non-repeating system-unique superblock ID that > can be used to determine that two objects are in the same superblock > without needing to worry about the ID changing in the meantime (as is > possible with device

[PATCH 01/18] fsinfo: Introduce a non-repeating system-unique superblock ID [ver #21]

2020-08-03 Thread David Howells
Introduce an (effectively) non-repeating system-unique superblock ID that can be used to determine that two objects are in the same superblock without needing to worry about the ID changing in the meantime (as is possible with device IDs). The counter could also be used to tag other features,