Peter van Hardenberg wrote:

>More codework today, so more questions.
>
>inodes:
>----------
>We would like to add a new field to every inode on disc. This could monopolize 
>the "plugin_data" union on the struct. Is there a better way? How can this be 
>achieved without breaking format compatibility?
>
>Storage:
>-----------
>How tightly can these attribute directories be packed? Dominic Giampaulo 
>rejected a similar design to ours for efficiency purposes in the BeFS, but he 
>was not lucky enough to have the advantages of the Reiser storage layer 
>underneath. So... since we have those advantages, how tight can we pack the 
>following:
>
>Small file with an attribute directory:
>inode
>       ->data
>       ->attributedir_inode
>               ->attributedir_ dir_file
>                       ->attribute_inode
>                               ->attribute_data 
>
>  
>
define how an attribute differs from a file, usefully that is.....

Hans

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