From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262446AbTLUKOK (ORCPT ); Sun, 21 Dec 2003 05:14:10 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262564AbTLUKOK (ORCPT ); Sun, 21 Dec 2003 05:14:10 -0500 Received: from 217-124-47-72.dialup.nuria.telefonica-data.net ([217.124.47.72]:64129 "EHLO dardhal.mired.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262446AbTLUKOI (ORCPT ); Sun, 21 Dec 2003 05:14:08 -0500 Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 11:14:06 +0100 From: Jose Luis Domingo Lopez To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: Dale Amon Subject: Re: Is there still at 2TB limit? Message-ID: <20031221101406.GA3211@localhost> Mail-Followup-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Dale Amon References: <20031221010112.GX25351@vnl.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20031221010112.GX25351@vnl.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sunday, 21 December 2003, at 01:01:12 +0000, Dale Amon wrote: > Is this standard in 2.6.0 kernels? What filesystem size > and file size limits are there currently? > In 2.6.x kernels you are also limited by the 2 TiB limit on block device sizes, limit which you can extend compiling a 2.6.x kernel with "Large Block Device" support (menu "Device Drivers" -> "Block devices", at the end). You will also need filesystems that support that big sizes and can hold big files on them, have a look at the following URL for more information: http://www.suse.de/~aj/linux_lfs.html Greetings. -- Jose Luis Domingo Lopez Linux Registered User #189436 Debian Linux Sid (Linux 2.6.0)