Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 01:28:11 +0100
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2 TB partition support
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From: Bernd Schubert <Bernd.Schubert@tc.pci.uni-heidelberg.de>
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On Mon, Nov 10, 2003 at 06:12:06PM -0800, Joseph Shamash wrote:
> Hello Peter,
> 
> Forgive another quick Q or two.
> 
> What is the maximum partition size for a patched 2.4.x kernel,
> and where are those patches?
> 

Hello,

Are 2TB possible with an unpatched 2.4.x 64bit-AMD64 kernel? The
partion is supposed to be reiserfs. I read an about 2 years old
discussion about this and Hans Reiser statet that the maximum size is
about 2GB. Unfortunality I don't know what this 'about' depends on.
Furthermore our server for this will be an Opteron and so perhaps this
limit is much higher on 64bit systems.

I really wouldn't like to use the first 2.6.x releases on an important server like this. Also using hardly tested 2.4. patches are not really an option.

Thanks,
	Bernd
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