Re: [TCLUG:17578] Partition: swap

[<parker@momma.mi-recordz.com>]

> Did you check out the GFS stuff. Their file system didn't sound too
> bad...

Did tclug recently cover this in a meeting, did the speaker discuss
security? I quickly scanned an article about this and it's a pretty
interesting animal.

I haven't time at the moment but I've gotta take a look at this.

> "Thomas T. Veldhouse" wrote:
> > 
> > Any idea when some other FS might be available (release code)?  ReiserFS?
> > 
> > Tom Veldhouse
> > veldy@veldy.net
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Mike Hicks <hick0088@tc.umn.edu>
> > To: <tclug-list@mn-linux.org>
> > Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 12:52 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TCLUG:17578] Partition: swap
> > 
> > > "Thomas T. Veldhouse" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Isn't that the upper limit for an ext2 file system?  When are they going
> > to
> > > > get past this?  This seems to be a nasty enterprise limitation that
> > other
> > > > modern operating systems don't seem to share.
> > >
> > > There is a 2GB limit for individual files, though there are some tweaks
> > > out there to bring it up to 4GB, IIRC.  You might also manage to bring
> > > that up by increasing block sizes (I think ext2 can handle 1k, 2k, and
> > > 4k), though I've never heard of anyone doing that.
> > >
> > > But you're right, ext2 is in need of replacement (I really hate waiting
> > > for my 6GB drive to fsck..  I'm glad I don't deal with any larger
> > > drives!)
> > >
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