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DateSat, 18 Mar 2006 03:11:02 -0700
FromAndreas Dilger <>
SubjectRe: [Ext2-devel] [PATCH 2/2] ext2/3: Support 2^32-1blocks(e2fsprogs)
On Mar 18, 2006  14:57 +0900, Takashi Sato wrote:
> >elm3b29:~/e2fsprogs-1.38/misc # ./mke2fs /dev/md0
> >mke2fs 1.38 (30-Jun-2005)
> >mke2fs: Filesystem too large.  No more than 2**31-1 blocks
> >        (8TB using a blocksize of 4k) are currently supported.
> >
> >When I try to create "ext3":
> 
> As I said in my previous mail, You should specify -F option to
> create ext2/3 which has more than 2**31-1 blocks.
> It is because of the compatibility.

Oh, using -F for this is highly dangerous.  That would allow mke2fs to
run on e.g. a mounted filesystem or something.  Instead use an option
like "-E 16tb" or something.

Cheers, Andreas
--
Andreas Dilger
Principal Software Engineer
Cluster File Systems, Inc.

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