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SubjectRe: 2 TB partition support
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Bernd Schubert <Bernd.Schubert@tc.pci.uni-heidelberg.de> writes:

> Are 2TB possible with an unpatched 2.4.x 64bit-AMD64 kernel? The
> partion is supposed to be reiserfs. I read an about 2 years old
> discussion about this and Hans Reiser statet that the maximum size is
> about 2GB. Unfortunality I don't know what this 'about' depends on.
> Furthermore our server for this will be an Opteron and so perhaps this
> limit is much higher on 64bit systems.

In theory yes, but note that nobody tested the drivers for 64bit cleanness
in block numbers. I would do careful testing first if your block driver supports
>2TB.

-Andi
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