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SubjectRe: pre 2.0.5 2.0.6 hang with /dev/fd0
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Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl wrote:
> but maybe it is better to revert the above patch on fs.h.
> I don't know why it was made (to allow 2TB files instead of 1TB ones?)
> but it is too dangerous to make such changes just before 2.0.

I second this. One of my machines has its root on xiafs, and quite suffered
from this bug. Changes from signed to unsigned in vital header files should
always be thought over very thoroughly.

Michail
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