From: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
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To: Martin Steigerwald <martin@lichtvoll.de>
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Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 00/12] Enhanced file stat system call
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Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 16:28:35 +0000
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Martin Steigerwald <martin@lichtvoll.de> wrote:

> Any plans to add limitations of filesystem to the call like maximum file
> size?  I know its mostly relevant for just for FAT32, but on any account
> rather than trying to write 4 GiB and then file, it would be good to at some
> time get a dialog at the beginning of the copy.

Adding filesystem limits can be done.  I got a shopping list of things people
wanted a while back and I've worked off of that list.  I can add other things
- that's on of the reasons I left room for expansion.

David