Messages in this thread |  | | From | (Remy Card) | Subject | Re: SCSI device numbering (was: Re: Ideas for v2.1 | Date | Sat, 22 Jun 1996 14:55:23 +0200 (MET DST) |
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Andrew E. Mileski wrote: > > Note that with the current system, there can be a maximum of 16 disk > > drives (since 16 * 16 partitions = 256 = max minor number). Clearly a larger > > dev_t is needed, no matter how we do it. We need to somehow agree on how > > large this needs to be, and *then* we need to fix the filesystems so that > > they store a dev_t that is this large. > > Personally I find moving to a 64-bit (or whatever) dev_t a silly issue > to squabble over. Just do it already! :-) If we need a new fs type > like ext3, then LET'S GET ON WITH IT! Sheesh! :-)
Well, as far as the dev_t storage by the filesystem is concerned, there is absolutely no problem with ext2 if dev_t becomes 64 bits long. Actually, dev_t could become as large as 480 bits long before the filesystem has to be modified :-)
Remy
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