From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 16 08:47:42 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0AB3D16A492 for ; Sat, 16 Sep 2006 08:47:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout4.cac.washington.edu (mxout4.cac.washington.edu [140.142.33.19]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1D5743D45 for ; Sat, 16 Sep 2006 08:47:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.33.9]) by mxout4.cac.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW06.03) with ESMTP id k8G8lf6X030139 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Sat, 16 Sep 2006 01:47:41 -0700 X-Auth-Received: from [192.168.11.5] (208.131.210.220.dy.bbexcite.jp [220.210.131.208]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW06.03) with ESMTP id k8G8ldX3014173 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT) for ; Sat, 16 Sep 2006 01:47:40 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) In-Reply-To: <20060916083301.GA15083@math.jussieu.fr> References: <20060916083301.GA15083@math.jussieu.fr> X-Gpgmail-State: !signed Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <39973C85-31FD-46A5-A466-E5B69B14C9E7@u.washington.edu> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: Garrett Cooper Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 17:47:38 +0900 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) X-PMX-Version: 5.2.0.266434, Antispam-Engine: 2.4.0.264935, Antispam-Data: 2006.9.16.12443 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CP_URI_IN_BODY 0, __CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __HAS_X_MAILER 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0' Subject: Re: FS size X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 08:47:42 -0000 On Sep 16, 2006, at 5:33 PM, Albert Shih wrote: > Hi all > > I've read > > http://www.freebsd.org/projects/bigdisk/index.html > > and I want know actually on i386 arch is the limit of a fs is =20 > already 2 Tb > What's the situation on amd64/EMT64, can we have big fs ? something =20= > like 10 > or more TB ? > > Regards. > -- > Albert SHIH > Universite de Paris 7 (Denis DIDEROT) > U.F.R. de Mathematiques. > 7 i=E8me =E9tage, plateau D, bureau 10 > Heure local/Local time: > Sat Sep 16 10:30:05 CEST 2006 Think 4TB for 64-bit, if the limitations are truly integer based. 32 =20 bit -> 64 bit usually just increases the precision usable by 2 unless =20= someone builds in increased number support. -Garrett=