> From: Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com> > Date: Sun, 17 Aug 1997 15:06:21 -0700 (PDT) > Sure looks like a 64-type to me... > > Indeed, but what about things such as inode numbers etc.?
Who says you need 64bit inode numbers for a large file system. Nothing stops a 64bit fs with multi-terabyte files having 8bit inodes.