From: Jussi Laako <jlaako@pp.htv.fi>
To: Hans Reiser <reiser@namesys.com>
Cc: Daniel Phillips <phillips@bonn-fries.net>,
lkml <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Stability of ReiserFS onj Kernel 2.4.x (sp. 2.4.[56]{-ac*}
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 00:00:37 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3B5355F5.B0ECF8FA@pp.htv.fi> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E15LopT-0004Cm-00@the-village.bc.nu> <3B51C864.C98B61DE@namesys.com> <01071523304400.06482@starship> <3B53221B.28B8D5A1@pp.htv.fi> <3B533D98.B9D1074@namesys.com>
Hans Reiser wrote:
>
> infinitely long, they used a base size of 1 byte, but we could use a base
> size of 32 bits, and limit it to 64 bits rather than allowing infinite
> scaling) seem like more conservative coding.
I think we should use either 32, 64 or 128 bits (or other 2^x) but not
fiddle with something like 48 bits. I believe we lose more than we gain from
added complexity.
Ok, 128 bits sounds like an insane amount, but so did 2 TB in early 80's.
- Jussi Laako
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-07-16 21:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-07-14 23:54 Stability of ReiserFS onj Kernel 2.4.x (sp. 2.4.[56]{-ac*} Adam Schrotenboer
2001-07-15 0:01 ` Thomas Zimmerman
2001-07-15 16:00 ` volodya
2001-07-15 16:08 ` Alexander Viro
2001-07-16 0:50 ` volodya
2001-07-16 0:54 ` Ragnar Kjørstad
2001-07-16 0:57 ` Alexander Viro
2001-07-16 1:22 ` volodya
2001-07-16 1:48 ` Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
2001-07-15 16:33 ` Alan Cox
2001-07-15 16:44 ` Hans Reiser
2001-07-15 16:46 ` Alan Cox
2001-07-15 17:54 ` Hans Reiser
2001-07-15 18:17 ` Alan Cox
2001-07-16 13:27 ` Marco Colombo
2001-07-15 17:58 ` Rob Turk
2001-07-15 21:30 ` Daniel Phillips
2001-07-15 22:05 ` Hans Reiser
2001-07-15 22:18 ` Daniel Phillips
2001-07-16 0:22 ` Albert D. Cahalan
2001-07-16 12:49 ` Daniel Phillips
2001-07-17 19:40 ` Rob Landley
2001-07-16 17:19 ` Jussi Laako
2001-07-16 17:53 ` Daniel Phillips
2001-07-16 19:16 ` Hans Reiser
2001-07-16 21:00 ` Jussi Laako [this message]
2001-07-16 22:28 ` Daniel Phillips
2001-07-18 0:58 ` Dan Hollis
2001-07-16 4:39 ` Mike A. Harris
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