[PATCH] fs/isofs/inode.c, 2-4GB files rejected on DVDs

[Jason Mancini]

Let me try this again with Evolution...

> DVDs with 2-4GB files get their filesizes truncated.  Are there even
> "cruft" CDs in circulation today?  Maybe it should be a config item.
> A popular competing os seems to handle 2-4GB isofs filesizes.
> -Jason Mancini

=============================================================================
diff -Nru inode.c.orig inode.c
--- inode.c.orig        2004-06-24 03:38:09.171898370 -0700
+++ inode.c     2004-06-24 03:37:47.997909378 -0700
@@ -1282,12 +1282,20 @@
         * WARNING: ISO-9660 filesystems > 1 GB and even > 2 GB are fully
         *          legal. Do not prevent to use DVD's schilling@xxxxxxxxxxxx
         */
+       /*
        if ((inode->i_size < 0 || inode->i_size > 0x7FFFFFFE) &&
            sbi->s_cruft == 'n') {
                printk(KERN_WARNING "Warning: defective CD-ROM.  "
                       "Enabling \"cruft\" mount option.\n");
                sbi->s_cruft = 'y';
        }
+       */
+
+       /*  Forget "cruft", I have DVDs to read with 2-4GB files.
+        */
+       if (inode->i_size < 0) {
+         inode->i_size &= 0x0FFFFFFFF;
+       }

        /*
         * Some dipshit decided to store some other bit of information
=============================================================================


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