Subject: Re: File Size Limitations
To: Geert Hendrickx <geert.hendrickx@ua.ac.be>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: netbsd-docs
Date: 01/17/2005 22:08:21
"Geert Hendrickx" <geert.hendrickx@ua.ac.be> writes:
> I also find there is very limited documentation on the filesystems
> included in NetBSD.  About UFSv2 the docs only mention that "among other
> enhancements, it is better suited for filesystems larger than 1 TB".
> What does that mean, better suited?

It uses 64 bit block numbers instead of 32 bit ones. Since blocks are
512 bits, well, you can see why 2TB becomes a hard limit.

> And what is the difference then
> between UFS v1 and v2 on my 10 Gb disk?  

You have no reason to bother with v2 if you aren't dealing with things
in the TB range.

.pm