Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 21 Jan 2003 14:29:17 -0700 | From | Steven Dake <> | Subject | Re: 32bit dev_t |
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Joel,
Linux doesn't really need a 32 bit kdev_t structure to support 1000 disks. There is plenty of device space available to support over 1500 disks by modifying the linux scsi layer.
Thanks -steve
Joel Becker wrote:
>Folks, > Who is tracking the 32bit dev_t effort for 2.5? There are >already existing installations with 500 to 1000 disks attached to a >system, and I don't know that Linux really wants to wait four years to >get there! > If someone could point me to a current patch or any current >information about the issues, I'd really appreciate it. > >Joel > > >
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