Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 22 Aug 1998 15:36:03 -0400 (EWT) | From | Alex Buell <> | Subject | Re: VFS/ext2fs - large files on the Alpha (fails for 17GB+) |
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On Sat, 22 Aug 1998, Stephen C. Tweedie wrote:
> We do have prototype code to allow multiple devices to be bound together > at the filesystem layer. That will allow us to go above 1TB per > filesystem, but we'll still be limited to 8TB because of the maximum fs > blocksize of 4096 bytes. However, Ted's btree index code, when ready, > will allow us to get past even that limit. :)
Whee. Can't wait to have the ability to bind together n number of devices into a single logical entity. Wait, we do have that ability thanks to the md drivers (but still, I know we can't have a filesystem larger than a terabyte though, neither is it possible to boot off such a filesystem arrangement!)
It's also time we moved beyond the single filesystem -> single device relationship to a single filesytem -> many devices relationship. We do already have many filesystems -> many device relationships though, but it's very difficult to spread a single filesystem across many devices though. I'd like to have the ability to have my /home filesystem mounted across several of my unused devices.
Also, as far as I know, the kernel can't boot off a RAID root filesystem. That needs sorting for 2.3.x.
Cheers, Alex -- /\_/\ Legalise cannabis now! ( o.o ) Grow some cannabis today! > ^ < Peace, Love, Unity and Respect to all.
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