Date: 25 Nov 2003 08:54:58 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Dan Pelleg <daniel+bsd@pelleg.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FAQ answer unclear: filesystem size limit Message-ID: <44vfp8o8nh.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <u2sznel49he.fsf@pelleg.org> References: <u2sznel49he.fsf@pelleg.org>
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Dan Pelleg <daniel+bsd@pelleg.org> writes: > I am trying to determine the maximum filesystem size on -STABLE. Assuming I > have a hardware RAID device that appears as a single 1.5TB drive, can I use > it for UFS1 on -STABLE? The FAQ is saying: > > "For ffs filesystems, the maximum theoretical limit is 8 terabytes (2G > blocks), or 16TB for the default block size of 8K. In practice, there is a > soft limit of 1 terabyte, but with modifications filesystems with 4 > terabytes are possible (and exist)." > > Does anyone know what the modifications are, and if they are considered > stable enough for production use? Last I recall, that was kind of DG's thing, but most people just increase the block size (which is an appropriate adjustment for most really big filesystems anyway -- they tend to be for big files).
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