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Re: vfs_altfsid & dm_fsid

To: Aurelien Degremont - Stagiaire <degremont@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: vfs_altfsid & dm_fsid
From: Dean Roehrich <roehrich@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 10:12:24 -0500
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>From:  Aurelien Degremont - Stagiaire <degremont@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Hello,
>
>Still trying to figure out the dmapi/xfs code, here is my new problem :).
>
>I wonder what should be set in dmfsid (dm_inode_to_fh/dm_fh_to_inode in 
>dmapiops) field.
>This is my guess :
>In XFS, this value is filled with the vfs_altfsid which seems to be an 
>unique ID (for the XFS file system on this machine) set up at filesystem 
>creation. The other filesystems (especially ext3) do not seem to own an 
>equivalent value. (If right, in your opinion, what could be used instead ? )

You need a unique ID for each filesystem.  Things like JFS and ReiserFS also
havee this unique ID, if I remember correct.


>More explanation about dmapi_kern.h stuff would be greatly appreciated 

Just ask.

To which filesystem are you porting the DMAPI code?

Dean


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