Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932534AbVIIIgy (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Sep 2005 04:36:54 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932537AbVIIIgy (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Sep 2005 04:36:54 -0400 Received: from imap.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]:59030 "HELO mail.gmx.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S932534AbVIIIgx (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Sep 2005 04:36:53 -0400 X-Authenticated: #28678167 Message-ID: <43214A3B.8020302@gmx.net> Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 10:39:23 +0200 From: Andreas Baer User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.6 (X11/20050902) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mike Houston CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Large File Support in Kernel 2.6 References: <20050904203725.GB4715@redhat.com> <20050902060830.84977.qmail@web50208.mail.yahoo.com> <200509041549.17512.vda@ilport.com.ua> <200509041144.13145.paul@misner.org> <84144f02050904100721d3844d@mail.gmail.com> <6880bed305090410127f82a59f@mail.gmail.com> <20050904193350.GA3741@stusta.de> <6880bed305090413132c37fed3@mail.gmail.com> <20050904203725.GB4715@redhat.com> <431F1778.5050200@tmr.com> <5.2.1.1.2.20050907194344.00c2bea8@pop.gmx.net> <43208B77.9060009@tmr.com> <432090AE.2030200@gmx.net> <20050908161651.4347678c.mikeserv@bmts.com> In-Reply-To: <20050908161651.4347678c.mikeserv@bmts.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.92.0.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1325 Lines: 42 Mike Houston wrote: > On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 21:27:42 +0200 > Andreas Baer wrote: > > > >>I think it's 2TB for the file size and 2e73 for the file system, but >>I don't understand the second reference and the part about the >>CONIFG_LBD. What is exactly the CONFIG_LBD option? >>- > > > This is "Support for Large Block Devices" under Device Drivers/Block > Devices: > > CONFIG_LBD: > > Say Y here if you want to attach large (bigger than 2TB) discs to > your machine, or if you want to have a raid or loopback device > bigger than 2TB. Otherwise say N. > > The "2e73" refers to 2 to the exponent 73 bytes in size. Huge :-) So in other words, both the file size and the file system limit is 2e73 using CONFIG_LBD option, right? And 2TB are always possible? Sorry, but I need to get pretty sure. > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/