Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 28 Feb 2002 16:58:03 -0500 (EST) | From | Bill Davidsen <> | Subject | Re: Big file support |
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On Wed, 27 Feb 2002, Rick Stevens wrote:
> I'm not certain if this is the right place, but are there plans to > have big file support (files >2GB) anytime soon? I ask, as we use > Linux to serve LOTS of streaming media and the logs for popular sites > often exceed 2GB. I'd like to see the ability to handle at least 16GB > files, possibly more. > > Please cc: me on any replies if possible. I've been REALLY busy and > am finding it hard to keep up with l-k traffic.
You must be really behind, large file support has been in the current kernel for ~14 months. Of course if your application isn't compiled with LFS enabled it doesn't matter, or if it keeps offsets in long instead of offset types...
-- bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com> CTO, TMR Associates, Inc Doing interesting things with little computers since 1979.
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