Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 4 Feb 1999 11:00:08 +0000 (WET) | From | "Antonio M. Trindade" <> | Subject | RE: What is max size of ext2fs? |
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AFAIK, the ext2fs is a 32-bit fs, so, if you take into account that the max size for a block is 4Kb, tem 4kB*2^32 is 16384Gb, ou 16TB.
Regards, Antonio Trindade.
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On Sat, 30 Jan 1999, Gregory Maxwell wrote:
> > NO, this is CERTANTLY WRONG. > > I dont know the exact numbers (it was posted a bit back, do a search) > > But it depends on the Block size chosen (default is 1k but upto 4k is easy > on x86 on 8k on alpha I recall) and the arch (32 vs 64 bit). > > 1TiB might be the lowest limlt (1k,32bit) but there is no reason not to > format such a FS with 4k blocks. > > On Fri, 29 Jan 1999, Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote: > > > > > 1TB, in theory. Several hundred gig is certainly practical. > > > > J > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > >
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