From: Andreas Baer <lnx1@gmx.net>
To: Mike Houston <mikeserv@bmts.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Large File Support in Kernel 2.6
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 10:39:23 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <43214A3B.8020302@gmx.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20050908161651.4347678c.mikeserv@bmts.com>
Mike Houston wrote:
> On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 21:27:42 +0200
> Andreas Baer <lnx1@gmx.net> wrote:
>
>
>
>>I think it's 2TB for the file size and 2e73 for the file system, but
>>I don't understand the second reference and the part about the
>>CONIFG_LBD. What is exactly the CONFIG_LBD option?
>>-
>
>
> This is "Support for Large Block Devices" under Device Drivers/Block
> Devices:
>
> CONFIG_LBD:
>
> Say Y here if you want to attach large (bigger than 2TB) discs to
> your machine, or if you want to have a raid or loopback device
> bigger than 2TB. Otherwise say N.
>
> The "2e73" refers to 2 to the exponent 73 bytes in size. Huge :-)
So in other words, both the file size and the file system limit is 2e73
using CONFIG_LBD option, right? And 2TB are always possible?
Sorry, but I need to get pretty sure.
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2005-09-02 6:08 ` RFC: i386: kill !4KSTACKS Alex Davis
2005-09-04 12:49 ` Denis Vlasenko
2005-09-04 13:30 ` Ed Tomlinson
2005-09-04 14:49 ` Alan Cox
2005-09-04 16:44 ` Paul Misner
2005-09-04 17:07 ` Pekka Enberg
2005-09-04 17:12 ` Bas Westerbaan
2005-09-04 19:22 ` Horst von Brand
2005-09-04 19:33 ` Adrian Bunk
2005-09-04 20:13 ` Bas Westerbaan
2005-09-04 20:37 ` Dave Jones
2005-09-07 16:38 ` Bill Davidsen
2005-09-07 17:53 ` Mike Galbraith
2005-09-08 19:05 ` Bill Davidsen
2005-09-08 19:27 ` Large File Support in Kernel 2.6 Andreas Baer
2005-09-08 20:16 ` Mike Houston
2005-09-09 8:39 ` Andreas Baer [this message]
2005-09-05 22:32 ` RFC: i386: kill !4KSTACKS Thorild Selen
2005-09-05 23:06 ` Kyle Moffett
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