RE: rfs (new filesystem for ELKS)

[Greg Haerr]

On Sunday, July 18, 1999 6:01 AM, Alan Cox [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
: > Why has elks chosen a 16 bit inode number for stat when the rest of the world
: > has 32 bit inode numbers? It probably is a good idea to use 32bit inode numbers.
: 
: Small computers, small problems. 
: 
        Alan's response is an accurate overall encapsulation of the problem.
A bit of history: elks is based on linux ext2 is based on linux minix is based on 
minix,
whose executable file format was copied which used 16 bit inode numbers... (remember 
stat?)