Re: Big file support

["Barubary" <barubary@cox.net>]

A lot of the kernel supports big files already.  The real problem is the
fact that the primary Linux file system, ext3, does not.  If you use some
file system besides ext3, big files should work.

Linux already has API calls to read big files.

-- Barubary

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Stevens" <rstevens@vitalstream.com>
To: "Linux-Kernel" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 11:37 AM
Subject: Big file support


> I'm not certain if this is the right place, but are there plans to
> have big file support (files >2GB) anytime soon?  I ask, as we use
> Linux to serve LOTS of streaming media and the logs for popular sites
> often exceed 2GB.  I'd like to see the ability to handle at least 16GB
> files, possibly more.
>
> Please cc: me on any replies if possible.  I've been REALLY busy and
> am finding it hard to keep up with l-k traffic.
>
> Thanks!
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