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    SubjectRe: Larger dev_t
    Linus Torvalds wrote:
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    > On Sat, 24 Mar 2001 Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl wrote:
    > >
    > > We need a size, and I am strongly in favor of sizeof(dev_t) = 8;
    > > this is already true in glibc.
    >
    > The fact that glibc is a quivering mass of bloat, and total and utter crap
    > makes you suggest that the Linux kernel should try to be as similar as
    > possible?
    >
    > Not a very strong argument.
    >
    > There is no way in HELL I will ever accept a 64-bit dev_t.
    >
    > I _will_ accept a 32-bit dev_t, with 12 bits for major numbers, and 20
    > bits for minor numbers.
    >
    > If people cannot fit their data in that size, they have some serious
    > problems. And for people who think that you should have meaningful minor
    > numbers where the bit patterns get split up some way, I can only say "get
    > a frigging clue". That's what you have filesystem namespaces for. Don't
    > try to make binary name-spaces.
    >
    > And I don't care one _whit_ about the fact that Ulrich Drepper thinks that
    > it's a good idea to make things too large.

    Amen. It's entierly sufficent to take a size similiar to the one
    on systems which don't have the problems linux has in this area.
    Our daily motto should be: "Maybe we don't know a shit about
    OS design - but we known very well up to the ground how Solaris works."

    Please forgive me If I stressed your sense of humour a bit too much :-)
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