Re: Filesystem size limit

Using 2.4.26 I have a simple 1.4TB array constructed using MDraid & reiserFS.

Rock solid.

On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 13:23:33 -0900 (AKST), Arthur Corliss
<acorliss@nevaeh-linux.org> wrote:
> 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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