>>>>> "Maciej" == Maciej Soltysiak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Maciej> Hi, I was wondering... Why is "Support for Large Block
Maciej> Devices" still an option?
Maciej> Shouldn't it be compiled in always? Or maybe there are some
Maciej> cons like incompatibility or something?
It's not compiled in always on 32-bit platforms, because
1. Most people don't have more than 2TB in a single block device
2. 64-bit sizes mean increased size of various structures (i.e.,
less cache-friendly), and slightly slower operations.
On 64-bit platforms it *is* always enabled.
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