Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 3 Nov 1997 11:43:11 -0500 (EST) | From | "Richard B. Johnson" <> | Subject | Re: Filesize limitation |
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On Mon, 3 Nov 1997, Andre Uratsuka Manoel wrote:
> > Hello gentlemen, > > I was contact by people asking about filesize limits in Linux as > they tried to create a 2GB file, but couldn't. I figured the problem > might be the filesize limitation. At least that is what I'd expect to > happen with a file that size. Am I right on that? If it is so, is there > a 64-bit filesystem for Linux? > > Regards, > Andre > > > ----- > Andre Uratsuka Manoel Insite Internet > andre@insite.com.br +55-11-259-6979 > There is plenty of "room" available in the object types that would define a file in Linux for an ext2 file-system (like fpos_t, etc.)
I don't have a spare disk large enough to make a 2Gb file. However, I would guess that if you can't make one (with large enough media), there is either a bug in the program that tries to create it or possibly a bug in the kernel. You don't need 64 bits to manipulate a 2 Gb file.
Cheers, Dick Johnson
Richard B. Johnson Project Engineer Analogic Corporation Penguin : Linux version 2.1.60 on an i586 machine (66.15 BogoMips). Warning : It's hard to remain at the trailing edge of technology.
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