Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 15:26:15 +0100 From: "Gary Palmer" <gpalmer@FreeBSD.ORG> To: gwk@cray.com Cc: freebsd-bugs@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: bin/1320: dump limits blocksize to 32K Message-ID: <29384.835107975@palmer.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 17 Jun 1996 15:23:30 %2B0200." <199606171323.PAA18629@racer.dkrz.de>
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"Georg-W. Koltermann" wrote in message ID <199606171323.PAA18629@racer.dkrz.de>: > I would prefer to get a warning from dump(8), not an error exit. > There may be other cases to consider, in addition to dumping to a > remote system with rdump(8). > E. g. how about dumping to a locally attached device with the > intention of restoring the tape on another system? The other system > may very well be capable of handling blocksizes > 32. You can't do it. There is a limitation to do with the way the kernel handles the pages that limits the blocksize you can use for dump/restore... The warning is there for a VERY good reason. From what I remember about the discussions in this area with John Dyson and David Greenman, it's not an easily overcome problem either. Gary -- Gary Palmer FreeBSD Core Team Member FreeBSD: Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info
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