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Re: physio split the request.. cannot proceed



On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 09:57:10AM -0500, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:
> To be clear, using small blocks on modern tapes will probably lead to
> a dramatic reduction in tape capacity, not just read and write speed.
> Tapes can get very, very expensive, so a warning seemed to be in order!

Ad since the MAXPHYS limit also exists on plain tape access (without
LTFS), this means no modern LTO drive can be used at all on NetBSD until 
you merge your branch?

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Emmanuel Dreyfus
manu%netbsd.org@localhost


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