Well, I am running kernel-2.4.18-26. What's the limit on this baby?
"Christopher Browne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Quoth "Partho Bhowmick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > I am working on extending the functionality of PostgreSQL on Linux.
> > I need to know what's the largest filesize for a single file that I can
have
> > under Linux?
>
> That depends.
>
> It depends on the size supported by the filesystem. Usually that's at
> least 2TB, these days. (For ext2) Any of the interesting alternative
> FSes (xfs, jfs, reiserfs) offer Way Big file sizes, >2TB.
>
> But you also need for the file size to be supported by:
> a) GLIBC, and
> b) The kernel VFS.
>
> I believe that recent kernels and GLIBCs allow arbitrary large files,
> but you will have to check on your favorite kernel and libraries, as
> milage may vary. And it's disputable whether or not that is
> necessarily going to be a "Linux" question...
> --
> output = reverse("moc.enworbbc@" "enworbbc")
> http://www3.sympatico.ca/cbbrowne/fs.html
> "One often contradicts an opinion when what is uncongenial is really
> the tone in which it was conveyed." -- Nietzsche
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