Re: ext2's inode i_version gone, what now? (stable branch)

[Stephen C. Tweedie]

Hi,

On Sat, Dec 30, 2000 at 12:54:17PM +0100, Andreas Schuldei wrote:
> > 
> > Why was it taken away? How is compatibility maintained? What could I use 
> > instead to fix the problem?
> 
> Now I think i_version was moved from ext2_fs_i.h (struct ext2_inode_info) to
> fs.h (struct inode). stegfs still has i_version in it's own stegfs_inode_info.
> I guess to cleanly move the stegfs from 2.2.14 to 2.2.18 it would be good to
> not have a own stegfs i_version. Are there any mean, hidden, desasterous
> implications waiting if I move it?

It changed from i_version to i_generation, and NFS serving will break
in subtle ways if you reuse it.

Cheers,
 Stephen