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.....
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