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In article <338b8bba.11371914@newshost.pcug.org.au>,
Bryan Palmer <bpalmer@pcug.org.au> wrote:

>All, am I correct in assuming that the 2GB file limit in the ext2 fs
>in Linux has been addressed in patch 2.1.9 (in file: fs/ext2/file.c
>date: 12 Nov 1996)?

No. I'm using a 2.5G partition since November, with kernel 2.0.x.
The size limit was removed much earlier.

>If corrected, what is the current file size limit in the 2.1.xx
>series?

I don't think this matters. I't clearly beyond the sizes of hard disks
for the next years...

>And what is the most "stable" development system (oxymorons aside)
>since the the removal of the 2GB limit?

I'm using 2.0.30 without problems. However if you think 2.0.30 is too
much of an alpha version, try 2.0.29.

hjb


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