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List:       linux-kernel
Subject:    Re: New nanosecond stat patch for 2.5.44
From:       "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa () zytor ! com>
Date:       2002-11-06 18:00:26
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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

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