i_ino 4 billion file limitation

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• Subject: i_ino 4 billion file limitation
• From: "Jeffrey V. Merkey" <[email protected]>
• Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:20:41 -0700
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I am now pushing up against the i_ino (unsigned long) file limitation when I use virtual inode numbers in DSFS. This field needs to be increased to 64 bit to allow more than 4 billion unique inode numbers. I am running out of inode address space with the current architecture.

Jeff
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