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SubjectRe: archive filesystem interface
Alexander Viro wrote:
> > - What is the most portable and efficient way to get filename(s) from
> > inode numbers?
> Full scan of filesystem. And it's the only way. Kinda kills the
> idea...

Ext2 inodes could be changed to include a pointer to the directory
referring to them [modulo hard link complications], and I do have an
open-by-inode patch kicking around.

It's possible, but I wouldn't recommend it.

-- Jamie

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