Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: 64-bit block sizes on 32-bit systems | From | Jes Sorensen <> | Date | 26 Mar 2001 22:14:06 +0200 |
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>>>>> "Matthew" == Matthew Wilcox <matthew@wil.cx> writes:
Matthew> On Mon, Mar 26, 2001 at 10:47:13AM -0700, Andreas Dilger Matthew> wrote: >> What do you mean by problems 5 years down the road? The real issue >> is that this 32-bit block count limit affects composite devices >> like MD RAID and LVM today, not just individual disks. There have >> been several postings I have seen with people having a problem >> _today_ with a 2TB limit on devices.
Matthew> people who can afford 2TB of disc can afford to buy a 64-bit Matthew> processor.
Oh great, and migrating a large application to a new architecture is soo cheap. Disk costs nothing these days and there is a legitimate need here.
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