[SOLVED] guess what 0x564c is?

Issue

when i read linux kernel source, i found one line says:

#define NCP_SUPER_MAGIC 0x564c /* Guess, what 0x564c is :-) */

(564c)16 = (22092)10 = (53114)8 = (101011001001100)2

Wolfram|Alpha tells us that 22092 = 2^2 * 3 * 7 * 263 = 43 * 2^9 + 76

ok , so do any body have any ideas of this riddle?

btw, this code appears in the file of %linux-kernel-source%/include/linux/magic.h

Solution

It happens to be the hex representation of the initials of Volker Lendecke, who wrote the ncpfs support for the Linux kernel. It's used as the superblock magic number in Netware 5. But basically, he's the one responsible. :-)

Answered By - Michael Foukarakis

Answer Checked By - David Marino (WPSolving Volunteer)