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Denny Chambers wrote:

> If I remember correctly the max file size was some crazy number like 
> 9,000,000 MB or someing like that, and the max file system size was 
> like double that. But below those limits, we found that the raid 
> driver and the LVM stuff topped out at a little over 2 TB. Some guys 
> here at work made changes to stretch that  into the double digit TB 
> (not sure what the exact number was). With LVM your limited to max 
> Physical extent size times the max number of physical extents, which 
> if I remember correctly topped out at like 16 TB. I am sure they 
> submitted those changes back to the community, but I don't know the 
> state of those projects at the moment.
>
> Geoffrey wrote:
>
>> Anyone know what the file size limit is on current Linux kernels? 
>> Anyone know a way to figure it out, without trying to create a file?
>>
>> I know it used to be 2gig, but most kernels I think now support LFS 
>> which pushes it to 4gig, I think.
>>
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