GNU bug report logs - #33303
hex id for file system is incorrect or non-standard using uil 'id'

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: L A Walsh <coreutils <at> tlinx.org>

Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2018 16:09:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>
To: L A Walsh <coreutils <at> tlinx.org>
Cc: 33303-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#33303: hex id for file system is incorrect or non-standard
 using uil 'id'
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2018 15:19:34 +0100

On 11/8/18 11:53 AM, L A Walsh wrote:
>     Both should be %i for the file system ID in hex.
> How is it that the fs ID is the same as the device
> number of the file system?
> 
> i.e.
> 8:34 =  8:21 in hex
> 8:33 =  8:22 in hex

dunno - I assume this is the secret of the implementation of the file system.
Did you verify with strace?  I'm quite sure 'stat' only forwards the
values from the system call.

Have a nice day,
Berny
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