Subject: Re: a faq on broken aliass (was Re: Fixed file ID's)
From: Robert B. Bell (rbell@tv.rsc.raytheon.com)
Date: Tue Jan 18 2000 - 13:44:20 EST
>i'll change the id assignment to look like the following:
> 1 bit: directory/file identifier (set == it's a file)
> 13 bits: device
> 18 bits: inode
>
>18 bits allows for 262144 files on the same device while 13 bits for
>devices should still be reasonably unique. oh yeah, i'll use lstat as
>well so that symbolic links have their own numbers as well.
>
>there. is everybody happy now?
And there was much rejoicing!
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