Jeff Sipek wrote:
Using KB would give us additional 10 bits (making the overflow at 4 TB.) I
don't really like the idea of using MB, but the underlying idea is the same -
20 more bits, making the limit 4 PB.
What is the consensus on this way of solving the problem?
I guess it could be useful for something like ifconfig, but serious
applications will need more precision and should deal with wraps anyway
(even on 64-bits, in my opinion..why have to fix bugs in 10 years because
we were too lazy to take the 10 minutes to make it right now).
Ben
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