On 02.02.2012 05:31, Yan, Zheng wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 6:03 PM, Jan Schmidt <list.bt...@jan-o-sch.net> wrote:
>> On 30.01.2012 07:33, Li Zefan wrote:
>>> Jan Schmidt wrote:
>>>> [...]
>>> Unfortunately this is expected. The calculation is:
>>>
>>> extent_item.extent_data_ref.offset = file_pos - file_extent.extent_offset
>>>
>>> so you may get negative offset.
>>
>> I see where the negative offset comes from. But what can this offset be
>> used for?
>>
> 
> The offset in backref isn't equal to the offset of the file extent,
> it's just a hint for searching
> file extents

I see. Thanks for clarifying.

And, Li: Thanks for bringing the old thread back to my mind.

Nevertheless, that still seems quite a strange choice to me. Is there a
deep sense behind it that is deeper than I'm currently looking?

-Jan
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