Re: XFS to be released as GPL - is there still a 2 GB file size limit?

Andreas Helke (helke@lion-ag.de)
Thu, 12 Aug 1999 11:11:12 +0200

Jordan Mendelson wrote:
>
> I was checking http://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs/, like I do everyday, and I
> found a nice little message saying they are releasing the source code under
> GPL license.
>
> There is some partial code up now and a notice about them having to clean out
> the rest of the source code before they can GPL it.
>
> If you don't feel like reading the PDF file (which can be painful under X),
> here are some highlights:
>
> *) 9 exabytes file size limitation (64 bit filesystem)

A few weeks ago I did check the state of Linux's handling of big files
(> 2 GB). From that I got the strong impression that the more and more
annoying 2 GB limit is pretty strongly enforced by the VFS layer if
Linux is running on a 32 bit CPU like the x86. That limit seems to be
independent of the basic capabilities of the file system.

I would love to be proved wrong but I don't have much hope. Is there a
realistic chance that a normal Linux system running on a 32 bit CPU will
eventually overcome the 2 GB file size limit?

Andreas 

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