From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263767AbTDNWAi (for ); Mon, 14 Apr 2003 18:00:38 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263768AbTDNWAi (for ); Mon, 14 Apr 2003 18:00:38 -0400 Received: from inet-mail4.oracle.com ([148.87.2.204]:1164 "EHLO inet-mail4.oracle.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263767AbTDNWAh (for ); Mon, 14 Apr 2003 18:00:37 -0400 Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 15:11:10 -0700 From: Joel Becker To: Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl Cc: torvalds@transmeta.com, akpm@digeo.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] kdevt-diff Message-ID: <20030414221110.GK4917@ca-server1.us.oracle.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Burt-Line: Trees are cool. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Apr 15, 2003 at 12:01:09AM +0200, Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl wrote: > > Do all devices smaller than 16:16 appear the same on all > > filesystems, limited or not? > > Yes. I meant "is that the behavior we want to choose?" I understand that this would be the result of your current scheme. I guess I'm wondering what made you choose "consistency across legacy filesystems" over "consistency across our expanded device space". Joel -- Life's Little Instruction Book #444 "Never underestimate the power of a kind word or deed." Joel Becker Senior Member of Technical Staff Oracle Corporation E-mail: joel.becker@oracle.com Phone: (650) 506-8127