* Re: [Jfs-discussion] maximum filesystem size limit [not found] <8D587D949A61D411AFE300D0B74D75D703F0BF1B@server.s8.com> @ 2002-10-09 9:53 ` Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk 2002-10-09 10:19 ` mdew 0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread 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 -- 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. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* 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? ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: maximum filesystem size limit 2002-10-09 10:19 ` mdew @ 2002-10-09 10:25 ` Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk 0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread 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. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: [Jfs-discussion] maximum filesystem size limit @ 2002-10-09 10:25 ` Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk 0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread 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. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: [Jfs-discussion] maximum filesystem size limit 2002-10-09 10:25 ` [Jfs-discussion] " Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk (?) @ 2002-10-09 10:29 ` Jens Axboe -1 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread 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 ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: [Jfs-discussion] maximum filesystem size limit 2002-10-09 10:25 ` [Jfs-discussion] " Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk (?) (?) @ 2002-10-09 16:27 ` Mike Fedyk -1 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread 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... ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
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