mkfs / lots if inodes

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From: Tim Brecht
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1990 23:09

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	I'm running AIX 2.2.1 on an RT.

	I'd like to create a filesystem with a large number of inodes
	(can you say news :-).

	The manual says:
	# mkfs device blocks:inodes

	This works fine until the number of inodes > 32000.
	Mkfs will only allow me to create a filesystem with 
	AT MOST 32000 nodes (even if I specify more).

	/usr/include/sys/types.h tells me :
	typedef unsigned short  ushort;
	typedef ushort		ino_t;

	So I should be able to create a filesystem with 2^16-1 inodes
	except mkfs won't let me ! Argh.
	Has anyone figured out a way around this one ? :-(

tim

Tim Brecht                   tim@tse.uucp
Toronto Stock Exchange       uunet!geac!tse!tim
Toronto, Ontario, CANADA

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From: tim@tse.uucp (Tim Brecht)
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Subject: mkfs / lots if inodes
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Date: 22 Feb 90 23:09:20 GMT
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