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    > > It is possible to access a file by this inode number, but it would be
    > > slow to open as the file system must be searched.
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    > Does the UDF volume include an index to translate from ID number to
    > block number, or could you build this dynamically?

    The unique ID number is completely unrelated to block number.
    On an non-native UDF disk, the value could be anything, so this
    case has to be supported.

    I'm getting real tempted to throw together a VFS (not fs) patch
    for 64-bit inode numbers. It ought to be pretty simple, and completely
    compatible with the current implementation. You'd have to wait for a
    filesystem (say ext3) that supports them in order to make use of the
    extra elbow room.

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    Andrew E. Mileski mailto:aem@netcom.ca

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