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inode based file system, What is the maximum size of a file in the file system
could someone explain how to tackle this questions? 1. **What is the maximum size of a file that could be handled by single indirect and double indirect?** Block size is 2K Address size is 4 Bytes 12 ...
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confusion about inode numbers
On xfs file systems, I was under the impression that: # xfs_info /dev/mapper/rootvg-root meta-data=/dev/sda1 isize=512 agcount=16, agsize=1285043 blks = ...
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Why is inode size fixed?
I'm reading about file systems and storage medium and I can't understand why if I create a one block size file I can't have a smaller inode than a one of a bigger file. Can't the OS dynamically ...
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How can I increase the number of inodes in an ext4 filesystem?
I had a problem (new to me) last week. I have a ext4 (Fedora 15) filesystem. The application that runs on the server suddenly stopped. I couldn't find the problem at first look. df showed 50% ...
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