[PATCH 0/3] Extended file stat functions

[David Howells]

Bernd Schubert <bernd.schubert at fastmail.fm> wrote:

> Is there any chance we can use that chance and also add a field 
> 
> unsigned long long st_gen
> 
> to struct_ xstat? Inode generation numbers really would be useful for 
> userspace NFS servers and some fuse filesystems.

That would be st_inode_version (equivalent to i_generation internally).

David