2GB file size limit?

[Artem Bityutskiy]

On Fri, 2010-05-14 at 22:31 -0500, David Lambert wrote:
> Is there any way to increase the file size limit on UBIFS beyond 
> 2Gbytes?

We never tested this, but should not be. AFAIR, UBIFS theoretical
limitation should be something like 16TB, but I tried tested the maximum
file size.

>  I have tried enabling the kernel ‘Support for large block 
> devices and files’ under ‘Enable the block layer’, but the 2G limit 
> persists.

UBIFS has nothing to do with block devices. This is a very specialized
FS for bare flashes:

http://www.linux-mtd.infradead.org/doc/ubifs.html#L_rednote

So that option has no effect for UBIFS.

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Best Regards,
Artem Bityutskiy (Артём Битюцкий)