From: Martin Str|mberg <ams AT ludd DOT luth DOT se>
Message-Id: <199901301027.LAA24499@father.ludd.luth.se>
Subject: FAT32 (xstat.c)
To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com (DJGPP-WORKERS)
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 11:27:46 +0100 (MET)
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I'm trying to understand what's going on in libc/posix/sys/stat/xstat.c.
In particular in _invent_inode().

When is st_inode wider than a short int?


I think I remember reading somewhere the maximum cluster number on FAT32
was less than 2^31, something like 2^29. But I can't find that piece of
information anywhere. Anyone know?

If that's so, then by using LONG_MAX and counting downwards should be
sufficient to generate unique inode numbers.


Shostakovich, String Quartet No. 11,

							MartinS