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Re: xfs block size on linux

To: mingz@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: xfs block size on linux
From: Russell Cattelan <cattelan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 28 May 2003 12:25:06 -0500
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On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 09:33, mingz wrote:
> Hi, I searched the archive but still can not find the answer for my question.
> 
> I would like to know the real file system block size limitation on linux for 
> ia32. Some doc show that is 512 - 4k, but some claim up to 64KB and 1MB (i am 
> not sure if this is for linux). and if this value is limited by page size, 
> then does it change if linux support super page size later?
Block size can be from 512 to PAGE_SIZE in multiples of 512.
So on ia32 system max block size = 4k

64k blocksizes are only supported on irix.

> 
> I do not subscribe to this mailing list. So pls reply to my email address as 
> well. Thanks a lot.
> 
> 
> ming
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Russell Cattelan <cattelan@xxxxxxxxxxx>


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