Re: Stability of ReiserFS onj Kernel 2.4.x (sp. 2.4.[56]{-ac*}

Alan Cox
2001-07-15T16:46:18Z

> > Ext2 handles files larger than 2Gb, and can handle up to about 1Tb per volume
> > which is the block layer fs size limit.
> >
> The limits for reiserfs and ext2 for kernels 2.4.x are the same (and they are 2Tb not 1Tb). The
> limits are not in the individual filesystems. We need to have Linux go to 64 bit blocknumbers in

Its 1 terabyte - there are some unclean sign bit abuses

> 2.5.x, I am seeing a lot of customer demand for it. (Or we could use scalable integers, which would
> be better.)

We definitely need larger than 1Tb on 2.5.x. No argument there. I believe Ben
had some prototype code for that.