Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 12 Aug 1999 11:11:12 +0200 | From | Andreas Helke <> | Subject | Re: XFS to be released as GPL - is there still a 2 GB file size limit? |
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Jordan Mendelson wrote: > > I was checking http://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs/, like I do everyday, and I > found a nice little message saying they are releasing the source code under > GPL license. > > There is some partial code up now and a notice about them having to clean out > the rest of the source code before they can GPL it. > > If you don't feel like reading the PDF file (which can be painful under X), > here are some highlights: > > *) 9 exabytes file size limitation (64 bit filesystem)
A few weeks ago I did check the state of Linux's handling of big files (> 2 GB). From that I got the strong impression that the more and more annoying 2 GB limit is pretty strongly enforced by the VFS layer if Linux is running on a 32 bit CPU like the x86. That limit seems to be independent of the basic capabilities of the file system.
I would love to be proved wrong but I don't have much hope. Is there a realistic chance that a normal Linux system running on a 32 bit CPU will eventually overcome the 2 GB file size limit?
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