Hi Andries,
On Sun, Nov 27, 2005 at 10:23:40PM +0100, [email protected] wrote:
> I got a problem report on the handling of large (2.4GB) files
> with isofs, where 2.6 was fine and 2.4 failed. Replied
>
> >I suspect that the difference between 2.4 and 2.6 is the assignment
> > s->s_maxbytes = 0xffffffff;
> >in isofs/inode.c. Could you try to add that after
> > s->s_magic = ISOFS_SUPER_MAGIC;
> >in the 2.4 source?
>
> and got the confirmation that that solves the problems.
> Maybe one should consider adding this in 2.4.
> No, I have not audited the source. If in fact there is
> a reason why files this size are not handled correctly,
> there should probably be an assignment with the largest
> value that is handled correctly, together with a comment.
My knowledge is quite limited, but I can't spot any issues with
files upto 4GB. Who was the reporter?
Yes, suppose we could include it if there is interest to confirm safety.
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