[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > On Tue, 30 Oct 2007, Joerg Schilling wrote: > > > James Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Note that 32-bit applications have no problem handling large files on > >> Solaris, so it's really more of an issue in run-time memory space than > >> anything else. > > > > 32bit Applications cannot access files with file stamps that do not fit > > into > > the > > 32 bit range. > > > > This is why Solaris currently has too few 64 bit applications ;-) > > > > Note that PCFS can easily create such time stamps. > > You won't see them by default, thanks to PSARC 2005/361 (bug 6248624) - PCFS > clamps the timestamps to the UN*X 32bit time_t range unless explicitly told > not > to by a mount option (noclamptime). See pcfs(7fs) and mount_pcfs(1m) about > that. > > And yes, that was done because it causes too many unexpected failures.
Right ... plus, if it were important enough to contend with, I'd think we could create (yet another) new stat interface to deal with the problem. -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sun Microsystems / 35 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677 _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
