> Hi!
>
> I do not think this problem is XFS related, but as I got the kernel
> source from the XFS cvs, I just ask here:
>
> 2.4.11 compiles fine and runs, but when I try to create files that
> are larger than 2GB, I get SIGXFSZ, file system limit exceeded.
> ulimit -a shows unlimited, with 2.4.5 and XFS 1.0.1 it works.
If you are using a non-xfs filesystem for I/O then unless your application
opens the file without O_LARGEFILE it will get bounced out of the kernel
this way when it attempts to cross the 2G boundary. This code is not
in the xfs I/O path right now.
Steve
>
> The problem is even stranger. When I do a dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdb
> on two identical disks, I got the same signal. This shouldn't happen
> with block devices, should it?
>
> Anybody seen similar things?
>
> Greetings
> --
> Robert Sander
> Computer Scientist Epigenomics AG
> Bioinformatics R&D www.epigenomics.com Kastanienallee 24
> +493024345330 10435 Berlin
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