From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Dan Cross <cross@math.psu.edu>
Message-Id: <200102051829.NAA18685@augusta.math.psu.edu>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] 9P to 9P2000 migration path
In-Reply-To: <20010202013127.9CEED199D5@mail.cse.psu.edu>
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Date: Mon,  5 Feb 2001 13:29:35 -0500
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In article <20010202013127.9CEED199D5@mail.cse.psu.edu> you write:
>Yes, the disc-resident directory structure will change. I have a 4-step
>or so plan on how to do this, of which I've implemented step 1 (I'm probably
>in trouble because I haven't done any work on steps 2-4 for the past month).
>The new structure will have a 64-bit length field.
>
>I'd say more but some parts are still in flux.

If this is the case, then one suggestion is to reserve 32 bits after
each timestamp on disk.  Then, should it ever come to pass that times
change to 64 bit integers, one needn't change the layout of data on
disk except to start using those 32 bits....

	- Dan C.