From: "Takashi Sato" <sho@bsd.tnes.nec.co.jp>
To: "Andreas Dilger" <adilger@clusterfs.com>
Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, <ext2-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [Ext2-devel] [PATCH 1/4] ext2/3: Extends the max file size(ext2 in kernel)
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 21:21:29 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <07fa01c64c18$d3ac7a60$4168010a@bsd.tnes.nec.co.jp> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060320072037.GD30801@schatzie.adilger.int>
Hi Andreas,
> Instead of breaking all filesystems that need to create large files,
> the patch should instead set "i_flags | EXT2_LARGEBLK_FL" only on inodes
> that are larger than 2TB and use "blocksize" i_blocks on those files.
Do you have any idea when the flag is set and cleared?
> This preserves compatibility with existing filesystems and doesn't
> impose any breakage opon an existing filesystem for anyone who wants
> to use this feature.
I'm afraid that i_blocks of >2TB file would be corrupted if old kernel
or old e2fsprogs touches the file.
--
Takashi Sato
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-03-20 12:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-03-18 13:01 sho
2006-03-20 7:20 ` [Ext2-devel] " Andreas Dilger
2006-03-20 12:21 ` Takashi Sato [this message]
2006-03-20 19:34 ` Andreas Dilger
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