Vc pode criar um filesystem com nr maior de i-nodes. Do man mkfs.ext4:
-I inode-size
Specify the size of each inode in bytes. mke2fs creates 256-byte inodes by
default. In kernels after 2.6.10 and some earlier vendor kernels it is possible
to utilize inodes larger than 128 bytes to store extended attributes for
improved performance. The inode-size value must be a power of 2 larger or equal
to 128. The larger the inode-size the more space the inode table will consume,
and this reduces the usable space in the filesystem and can also negatively
impact performance. Extended attributes stored in large inodes are not visible
with older kernels, and such filesystems will not be mountable with 2.4 kernels
at all. It is not possible to change this value after the filesystem is cre‐
ated.
Mas acho que todos os tipos de filesystems de Unix permitem esse tipo de atributo.
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