[Cluster-devel] [GFS2 PATCH] GFS2: eliminate i_generation from memory

2011-03-23 Thread Bob Peterson
Hi, Since GFS2 doesn't rely upon generation numbers like GFS1, we do not need to copy the generation number into memory and out of memory. This patch eliminates the variable from the in-core structure and will reduce the memory requirements of GFS2. Regards, Bob Peterson Red Hat File Systems

Re: [Cluster-devel] [GFS2 PATCH] GFS2: eliminate i_generation from memory

2011-03-23 Thread Steven Whitehouse
Hi, We still need that, it is the generation number for NFS. Although it is also identical to the no_formal_ino in recent kernels, Steve. On Wed, 2011-03-23 at 09:37 -0400, Bob Peterson wrote: Hi, Since GFS2 doesn't rely upon generation numbers like GFS1, we do not need to copy the

Re: [Cluster-devel] [GFS2 PATCH] GFS2: eliminate i_generation from memory

2011-03-23 Thread Steven Whitehouse
Hi, On Wed, 2011-03-23 at 09:55 -0400, Bob Peterson wrote: - Original Message - | Hi, | | We still need that, it is the generation number for NFS. Although it | is | also identical to the no_formal_ino in recent kernels, | | Steve. Are you saying that nfs manipulates gfs2's