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kernfs_node->id is currently a union kernfs_node_id which represents either a 32bit (ino, gen) pair or u64 value. I can't see much value in the usage of the union - all that's needed is a 64bit ID which the current code is already limited to. Using a union makes the code unnecessarily complicated and prevents using 64bit ino without adding practical benefits. This patch drops union kernfs_node_id and makes kernfs_node->id a u64. ino is stored in the lower 32bits and gen upper. Accessors - kernfs[_id]_ino() and kernfs[_id]_gen() - are added to retrieve the ino and gen. This simplifies ID handling less cumbersome and will allow using 64bit inos on supported archs. This patch doesn't make any functional changes. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> Cc: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.