Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 18 Nov 1997 08:31:25 +0100 | From | Martin von Loewis <> | Subject | Re: VFS |
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> Hmm...so what are the alternatives? [We've come full circle.]
This highly depends on your file system. If UDF works similar to 9660, I see two options: a) use the block number of the first block of the file b) use a hash value of the file name
On a RO file system, both are guaranteed to stay identical between invocations. In either case, you can't open the file when given the inode (can you?), but this is currently not a requirement in the Linux kernel. Ideally, you would choose something that identifies the file in a way so you can access it when given this identification, and also fits into 32 bits.
Hope this helps, Martin
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