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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: Gabriel Paubert <paubert@iram.es>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: New nanosecond stat patch for 2.5.44
Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2002 10:00:26 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3DC958BA.3030209@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.32.0211061324110.19072-100000@gra-vd1.iram.es>

Gabriel Paubert wrote:
> 
> I basically agree but I suspect that filesystem writers will not be very
> happy if you want to use 16 bytes for each timestamp, especially when 8 of
> the bytes (the 32 high order bits from the second count and the TAI-UT
> offset) do not change very often. (besides that tv_nsec is defined as a
> long, i.e.  64 bit on 64 bit machines and _signed_ , stupid if you ask me
> but I digress).
> 

The filesystem writers can compact things as they see fit.  I'm mostly 
talking about the stat(2) format.

	-hpa


  reply	other threads:[~2002-11-06 17:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 42+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-10-27 12:13 Andi Kleen
2002-10-27 14:33 ` New nanosecond stat patch for 2.5.44 - new patch II Andi Kleen
2002-10-27 21:49 ` New nanosecond stat patch for 2.5.44 Andreas Dilger
2002-10-27 22:54   ` H. Peter Anvin
2002-10-28  1:23     ` Chris Friesen
2002-10-28  1:35       ` Rob Landley
2002-11-06 13:27     ` Gabriel Paubert
2002-11-06 18:00       ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2002-10-27 23:16   ` Horst von Brand
2002-10-28 17:10     ` Andreas Dilger
2002-10-29 15:01   ` Bill Davidsen
2002-10-29 16:30     ` Andreas Dilger
2002-10-29 20:37       ` Bill Davidsen
2002-10-30  0:44         ` Jamie Lokier
2002-10-30 21:12           ` Bill Davidsen
2002-10-30 22:17             ` Jamie Lokier
2002-10-31  0:34               ` H. Peter Anvin
2002-11-01  1:57               ` Bill Davidsen
2002-11-01  3:32                 ` Jamie Lokier
     [not found] <20021027121318.GA2249@averell.suse.lists.linux.kernel>
     [not found] ` <20021027214913.GA17533@clusterfs.com.suse.lists.linux.kernel>
2002-10-28  4:42   ` Andi Kleen
2002-10-28  5:35     ` Andreas Dilger
     [not found]   ` <aphqqo$261$1@cesium.transmeta.com.suse.lists.linux.kernel>
     [not found]     ` <3DBC9194.5090006@nortelnetworks.com.suse.lists.linux.kernel>
2002-10-28  4:47       ` Andi Kleen
     [not found] <3ED66C83.8070608@austin.ibm.com.suse.lists.linux.kernel>
2003-05-29 21:11 ` Nightly regression runs against current bk tree Andi Kleen
2003-05-29 21:25   ` David S. Miller
2003-05-29 21:29     ` Andi Kleen
2003-05-29 21:38       ` Randy.Dunlap
2003-05-29 21:48         ` David S. Miller
2003-05-29 22:04           ` Craig Thomas
2003-05-29 22:05             ` Andi Kleen
2003-05-29 22:25               ` Cliff White
2003-05-29 23:41               ` David S. Miller
2003-05-29 21:50       ` Craig Thomas
2003-05-29 22:03         ` Andi Kleen
2003-05-29 22:16           ` Cliff White
2003-05-29 22:23           ` Nathan
2003-05-29 23:10           ` Mark Peloquin
2003-05-29 22:51     ` Mark Peloquin
2003-05-29 22:03   ` Nathan
2003-05-29 23:08     ` Mark Peloquin
2003-05-29 22:48   ` Mark Peloquin
2003-05-29 23:17     ` Andreas Dilger
2003-05-29 23:30       ` Cliff White

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