I was reading earlier this week that the new 2.4 kernel will support a 64bit filesystem, even on a 32bit ISA. I'm still researching the details, so I'm not sure if it requires custom system calls or not, or even what filesystem it is. I'm hoping that I will be able to use such a filesystem with Webinator, and not have to split out my databases, as that is a serious headache. Will Webinator support the 64bit filesystem(s) on 2.4?
We are reworking our search system, which is currently split into 7 databases (the 2 gig limit is really tight). I was wondering if the 64 bit file support on Linux is still on track for early 2001 and if there is a ballpark date as to when to expect it.
We'll probably have it towards the end of March. Of course you'll need to use a filesystem that supports 64 bit files as well. Traditional ext2 does not.
It's probably going to be pushed back a couple of weeks. Testing is on the reiserfs included in 2.4 kernels. Any 64 bit filesystem should work. The programming interface is the same for 64 bit files regardless of underlying filesystem, just like 32 bit files.
