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DateTue, 1 Jan 2002 15:27:31 -0800 (PST)
FromLinus Torvalds <>
SubjectRe: NFS "dev_t" issues..
On Tue, 1 Jan 2002, Alexander Viro wrote:
>
> Sigh...  Most of the ->i_dev instances are crap and ought to be replaced
> with ->i_sb.  At the very least, let's

Looks good, and yes, it makes a lot more sense from an EXDEV standpoint to
check the superblock, as "i_dev" really has no good meaning for many
filesystems.

		Linus

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