* Re: [Jfs-discussion] maximum filesystem size limit
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@ 2002-10-09 9:53 ` Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk
2002-10-09 10:19 ` mdew
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From: Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk @ 2002-10-09 9:53 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Cameron Bahar, 'jfs-discussion@www-124.ibm.com'
Cc: Kernel mailing list, linux-raid
On Tuesday 08 October 2002 23:14, Cameron Bahar wrote:
> I need support for a single 12 TB filesystem on Linux. The documentation
> indicates that JFS supports a theoretical 4PB limit, but that other
> limitations (32 bit offsets) within limit prevent scaling to this large
> size.
>
> Can someone please tell me if I can use JFS to create a single 12TB
> filesystem under Linux?
Afaik, you have a problem here concerning the Linux 2.4 maximum block device
size of 2TB.
Anyone that knows if there's a workaround for this using LVM or something?
roy
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* Re: [Jfs-discussion] maximum filesystem size limit
2002-10-09 9:53 ` [Jfs-discussion] maximum filesystem size limit Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk
@ 2002-10-09 10:19 ` mdew
2002-10-09 10:25 ` [Jfs-discussion] " Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: mdew @ 2002-10-09 10:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk
Cc: Cameron Bahar, 'jfs-discussion@www-124.ibm.com',
Kernel mailing list, linux-raid
On Wed, 2002-10-09 at 22:53, Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk wrote:
> On Tuesday 08 October 2002 23:14, Cameron Bahar wrote:
> > I need support for a single 12 TB filesystem on Linux. The documentation
> > indicates that JFS supports a theoretical 4PB limit, but that other
> > limitations (32 bit offsets) within limit prevent scaling to this large
> > size.
> >
> > Can someone please tell me if I can use JFS to create a single 12TB
> > filesystem under Linux?
>
> Afaik, you have a problem here concerning the Linux 2.4 maximum block device
> size of 2TB.
is this "fixed" in 2.5 yet?
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* Re: maximum filesystem size limit
2002-10-09 10:19 ` mdew
@ 2002-10-09 10:25 ` Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk
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From: Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk @ 2002-10-09 10:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: mdew
Cc: Cameron Bahar, 'jfs-discussion@www-124.ibm.com',
Kernel mailing list, linux-raid
> > > Can someone please tell me if I can use JFS to create a single 12TB
> > > filesystem under Linux?
> >
> > Afaik, you have a problem here concerning the Linux 2.4 maximum block
> > device size of 2TB.
>
> is this "fixed" in 2.5 yet?
I beleive so
--
Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk, Datavaktmester
ProntoTV AS - http://www.pronto.tv/
Tel: +47 9801 3356
Computers are like air conditioners.
They stop working when you open Windows.
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* Re: [Jfs-discussion] maximum filesystem size limit
@ 2002-10-09 10:25 ` Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk
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From: Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk @ 2002-10-09 10:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: mdew
Cc: Cameron Bahar, 'jfs-discussion@www-124.ibm.com',
Kernel mailing list, linux-raid
> > > Can someone please tell me if I can use JFS to create a single 12TB
> > > filesystem under Linux?
> >
> > Afaik, you have a problem here concerning the Linux 2.4 maximum block
> > device size of 2TB.
>
> is this "fixed" in 2.5 yet?
I beleive so
--
Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk, Datavaktmester
ProntoTV AS - http://www.pronto.tv/
Tel: +47 9801 3356
Computers are like air conditioners.
They stop working when you open Windows.
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* Re: [Jfs-discussion] maximum filesystem size limit
2002-10-09 10:25 ` [Jfs-discussion] " Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk
(?)
@ 2002-10-09 10:29 ` Jens Axboe
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From: Jens Axboe @ 2002-10-09 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk
Cc: mdew, Cameron Bahar, 'jfs-discussion@www-124.ibm.com',
Kernel mailing list, linux-raid
On Wed, Oct 09 2002, Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk wrote:
> > > > Can someone please tell me if I can use JFS to create a single 12TB
> > > > filesystem under Linux?
> > >
> > > Afaik, you have a problem here concerning the Linux 2.4 maximum block
> > > device size of 2TB.
> >
> > is this "fixed" in 2.5 yet?
>
> I beleive so
why reply if you are only guessing?
status of 2.5 64-bit sector_t patches looks promising, will likely end
up on 2.5 soonish.
--
Jens Axboe
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* Re: [Jfs-discussion] maximum filesystem size limit
2002-10-09 10:25 ` [Jfs-discussion] " Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk
(?)
(?)
@ 2002-10-09 16:27 ` Mike Fedyk
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From: Mike Fedyk @ 2002-10-09 16:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk
Cc: mdew, Cameron Bahar, 'jfs-discussion@www-124.ibm.com',
Kernel mailing list, linux-raid
On Wed, Oct 09, 2002 at 12:25:24PM +0200, Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk wrote:
> > > > Can someone please tell me if I can use JFS to create a single 12TB
> > > > filesystem under Linux?
> > >
> > > Afaik, you have a problem here concerning the Linux 2.4 maximum block
> > > device size of 2TB.
> >
> > is this "fixed" in 2.5 yet?
>
> I beleive so
No, not Linus 2.5. It is in Andrew Morton's -mm tree though. That should
mean that after some heavy pounding on the code (what else would you expect
from akpm?) it will probably be in 2.5-linus soon...
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