Re: VFS 64-bit clean? Not yet (was Re: large-file-system)
aem@netcom.ca
Sat, 21 Feb 1998 15:47:47 -0500 (EST)
> The rest of us would like to NOT see performance go to hell.
> It would be nice to be able to master a DVD disk. That requires
> only 2 to 4 bits more than we have now. Going with signed sectors
> would be 9 more bits. Remember, this is exponential expansion.
[DVD uses UDF v1.2]
You need 47-bit inode numbers for UDF: 16-bit partition,
31-bit block. If you throw in an offset too, that's another
11-bits (2k blocks) at least.
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Andrew E. Mileski mailto:aem@netcom.ca
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