Re: Oracle 9i Linux and raw devices

On 2003-04-12 22:51, Andreas <ast1200_at_netscape.net> wrote:
> 2^32 = 4294967296 (4GB), but isn't the point. I know that maximum
> size of file on ext2 & ext3 file system is limited to 2GB

The maximum size on ext2 and ext3 file systems is not and has never been limited to 2 GB. It was the VFS layer that imposed that limit and it affected all file systems alike. (Block devices of course were not affected, since they aren't accessed through the VFS layer). On systems with a 64 bit long, you could always create larger files on ext2. Since kernel 2.4, it also works on systems with 32 bit longs.

        hp

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