Subject: Why make last argument to VOP_READDIR off_t?
To: None <fvdl@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Gordon W. Ross <gwr@mc.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 10/10/1997 10:47:28
> Date: 10 Oct 1997 02:10:03 -0000
> From: source@NetBSD.ORG

> fvdl
> Thu Oct  9 19:07:02 PDT 1997
> Update of /a/cvsroot/src/sys/kern
> In directory netbsd1:/var/slash-tmp/cvs-serv19899
> 
> Modified Files:
> 	vnode_if.src 
> Log Message:
> Make last argument to VOP_READDIR off_t.

Why was this done?  Does anyone think it might actually ever
make any sense to have a directory offset larger that 32 bits?
It seems to me that this will harm performance and provide no
useful benefit in return.  Please explain...

Thanks,
Gordon