From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264984AbUGSQjA (ORCPT ); Mon, 19 Jul 2004 12:39:00 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264997AbUGSQjA (ORCPT ); Mon, 19 Jul 2004 12:39:00 -0400 Received: from bay19-f31.bay19.hotmail.com ([64.4.53.81]:30738 "EHLO hotmail.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264984AbUGSQi7 (ORCPT ); Mon, 19 Jul 2004 12:38:59 -0400 X-Originating-IP: [216.150.62.136] X-Originating-Email: [monetic@hotmail.com] From: "Lucas Jackson" To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: 2.6 pagesize, block size limits? Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 10:38:58 -0600 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Jul 2004 16:38:58.0376 (UTC) FILETIME=[E39E5C80:01C46DAE] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org I'm planning on upgrading a RH AS3 2.4.21 kernel to 2.6.7 on an AMD Opteron box (2 CPU), for use with oracle 10g. I know 2.4 had a pagesize of something like 4k (?)..i'm wondering how this changes in 2.6 on a 64-bit box? I'm wanting to use XFS with 16kb stripes (direct and async io, if possible), and am hoping i won't hit some kind of kernel limit that's gonna bottleneck that for me. I don't plan on using a raw device either. Thanx, -Tony _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfeeŽ Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963