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Re: Q: 2GB file limit in stable linux - treatment in development linux

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From: Rauli Ruohonen
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 1997 00:00

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In article <E3175BA8EC1507AD.1EEFC145517CC28A.FD7CE5A68C0913A9@library-proxy.airnews.net>, Hans-Joachim Baader 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.

The problem is only with files on ext2-fs partitions, not partition, 
device file, or a file on partition with better FS problem.

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