Re: large file support? (fwd)
Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Mon, 18 Aug 1997 09:31:56 +0100 (BST)
> From: Richard Henderson <rth@cygnus.com>
> Date: Sun, 17 Aug 1997 15:06:21 -0700 (PDT)
> Sure looks like a 64-type to me...
>
> Indeed, but what about things such as inode numbers etc.?
Who says you need 64bit inode numbers for a large file system. Nothing
stops a 64bit fs with multi-terabyte files having 8bit inodes.