--- title: LLM-Assisted Patches For Linux 7.1 May Have Negative... description: Linux 7.1 is changing the inode `i_ino` field from `unsigned long` to `u64`, eliminating the need for filesystem hacks that hash 64-bit identifiers into 32-bit... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/llm-assisted-patches-for-linux-7-1-may-have-negative-impact-on-32-bit-systems-rkmczgy4g twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: LLM-Assisted Patches For Linux 7.1 May Have Negative Impact On 32-bit Systems | daily.dev og:description: Linux 7.1 is changing the inode `i_ino` field from `unsigned long` to `u64`, eliminating the need for filesystem hacks that hash 64-bit identifiers into 32-bit... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/llm-assisted-patches-for-linux-7-1-may-have-negative-impact-on-32-bit-systems-rkmczgy4g og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/RKmcZgY4g.png og:image:alt: LLM-Assisted Patches For Linux 7.1 May Have Negative Impact On 32-bit Systems og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # LLM-Assisted Patches For Linux 7.1 May Have Negative Impact On 32-bit Systems **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Linux 7.1 is changing the inode `i_ino` field from `unsigned long` to `u64`, eliminating the need for filesystem hacks that hash 64-bit identifiers into 32-bit fields. While this is a clean improvement for 64-bit systems, 32-bit hosts will see `struct inode` grow by at least 4 bytes, potentially affecting slab cache sizes and cache line alignment. The patches were largely generated using Claude (an LLM), though the author attributed them to himself, describing it as a 'menial tasks' use case. The change has already been merged by Linus Torvalds for Linux 7.1. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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