Re: Filesystem size limit

On Fri, 25 Feb 2005, volz wrote:

> A simple filesystem question.
>
> Does 32 bit linux have a filesystem size limit near 3 terabyte?

On average it's typically more around 2TB (w/2.4), but it can vary depending
on the filesystem and kernel rev. For us LVM1 users there's also a limit on
the LV size, which is 1TB. See the defs in
/usr/include/linux/{fs,blkdev,lvm}.h and related files.

That's the fun part of the math. XFS can theoretically address millions of
terabytes of space, but Linux can't do so at the block device layer. Max file
sizes are likewise constrained by page size and addressible offset range.

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Received on Fri Feb 25 13:23:47 2005