Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 26 Mar 2001 11:40:48 -0800 | From | LA Walsh <> | Subject | Re: 64-bit block sizes on 32-bit systems |
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Manfred Spraul wrote: > > >4k page size * 2GB = 8TB. > > Try it. > If your drive (array) is larger than 512byte*4G (4TB) linux will eat > your data. --- I have a block device that doesn't use 'sectors'. It only uses the logical block size (which is currently set for 1K). Seems I could up that to the max blocksize (4k?) and get 8TB...No?
I don't use the generic block make request (have my own).
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