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From: Dale Blount <linux-kernel@dale.us>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi disk: report size without overflow
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 17:02:07 -0400
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> > I'm really not terribly sympathetic to anyone trying Terrabyte discs on
> > a non-LBD 32 bit kernel.  The potential for overflow (and consequent
> > data loss) is pretty huge.
> 
> Yes, I agree with that.
> 

I'll agree with that as well, but there should be a note left on
CONFIG_LBD's help menu that states 1TB (or whatever the actual limit is)
instead of 2TB then.

Also are there any performance implications for using CONFIG_LBD?

Dale