Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 14:56:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> To: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com> Cc: Michael Beckmann <petzi@apfel.de>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Limitations in FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9910281455250.11610-100000@current1.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <199910282143.OAA10601@apollo.backplane.com>
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On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Matthew Dillon wrote: > :Hi ! > : > :1. What is the maximum size of a file on a filesystem ? > :2. What is the maximum size of a filesystem ? > :3. What is the maximum amount of RAM that FreeBSD can handle ? > :4. What is the maximum size of a file that can be mmap´ed ? > : > :Furthermore, I understand that FreeBSD can´t mmap a block device. > :Is it planned to change that ? > : > :Thanks ! :-) > : > :Michael > > The maximum size of a standard filesystem is 8 Terrabytes. > > The maximum size of a file depends on the filesystem. It is 8 Terrabytes > on the standard UFS filesystem. > > FreeBSD boxes can handle up to 4 Gigabytes of main memory. > > Block devices are being removed from the system so the answer is > no at the moment. If people have a need, we will probably introduce > a block device overlay of some sort that would theoretically be mmapable. I think he means block device as in 'disk' not as in 'brwxrwxrwx" > > -Matt > Matthew Dillon > <dillon@backplane.com> > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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