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Re: XFS and AMD64

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Subject: Re: XFS and AMD64
From: Ethan Benson <erbenson@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 20:50:05 -0800
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On Wed, Aug 10, 2005 at 03:23:32PM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
> Ethan Benson <erbenson@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > 
> > Since I need utmost i386 binary compatibility I would most likely need
> > to run a 32 bit user-space with a 64 bit kernel.  The Debian AMD64
> > pages claim this type of setup will work but certain configurations do
> > not, one example they state is XFS.
> 
> There is a problem when a unclean log from the 32bit kernel is replayed
> on the 64bit kernel (or the other way round). Just make sure 
> you always have clean unmounts when you switch between 32bit and 64bit
> kernels.

that shouldn't be a problem, I am not going to be flipping back and
forth between kernels.  

so is 32 bit userspace xfsutils kosher with a 64 bit xfs kernel?  or
are there silly ioctl() issues?

Thanks

-- 
Ethan Benson
http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/

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