The kernel is 2.6.9-42.ELsmp on RHEL4 x86_64. servername$ dd if=/dev/zero of=4.8tb_file bs=1M count=4800000 File size limit exceeded servername$ (stopped at 2TB)
The 64bit should not need the option obviously, because it is 64bit, is this a b ug in the kernel? For 32bit: .config - Linux Kernel v2.6.22 Configuration .............................................................................. ..................... Support for Large Single Files ...................... . CONFIG_LSF: . . . . Say Y here if you want to be able to handle very large files (bigger . . than 2TB), otherwise say N. . . . . If unsure, say Y. . . For 64bit: .config - Linux Kernel v2.6.22 Configuration .............................................................................. ............................... Block layer ............................... . Arrow keys navigate the menu. <Enter> selects submenus --->. . . Highlighted letters are hotkeys. Pressing <Y> includes, <N> excludes, . . <M> modularizes features. Press <Esc><Esc> to exit, <?> for Help, </> . . for Search. Legend: [*] built-in [ ] excluded <M> module < > . . ....................................................................... . . . --- Enable the block layer . . . . [ ] Support for tracing block io actions . . . . IO Schedulers ---> . . . . . - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/