linux-ext4 - [PATCH] ext2: Fix the max file size for ext2 file system.

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Message-Id: <1193064907-7154-1-git-send-email-aneesh.kumar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:25:05 +0530
From:	"Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
	"Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH] ext2: Fix the max file size for ext2 file system.

The max file size for ext2 file system is now calculated
with hardcoded 4K block size. The patch fixes it to be
calculated with the right block size.

Signed-off-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 fs/ext2/super.c |   32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ext2/super.c b/fs/ext2/super.c
index 77bd5f9..3d2019e 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/super.c
@@ -676,11 +676,31 @@ static int ext2_check_descriptors (struct super_block * sb)
 static loff_t ext2_max_size(int bits)
 {
 	loff_t res = EXT2_NDIR_BLOCKS;
-	/* This constant is calculated to be the largest file size for a
-	 * dense, 4k-blocksize file such that the total number of
+	int meta_blocks;
+	loff_t upper_limit;
+
+	/* This is calculated to be the largest file size for a
+	 * dense, file such that the total number of
 	 * sectors in the file, including data and all indirect blocks,
-	 * does not exceed 2^32. */
-	const loff_t upper_limit = 0x1ff7fffd000LL;
+	 * does not exceed 2^32 -1
+	 * __u32 i_blocks representing the total number of
+	 * 512 bytes blocks of the file
+	 */
+	upper_limit = (1LL << 32) - 1;
+
+	/* total blocks in file system block size */
+	upper_limit >>= (bits - 9);
+
+
+	/* indirect blocks */
+	meta_blocks = 1;
+	/* double indirect blocks */
+	meta_blocks += 1 + (1LL << (bits-2));
+	/* tripple indirect blocks */
+	meta_blocks += 1 + (1LL << (bits-2)) + (1LL << (2*(bits-2)));
+
+	upper_limit -= meta_blocks;
+	upper_limit <<= bits;
 
 	res += 1LL << (bits-2);
 	res += 1LL << (2*(bits-2));
@@ -688,6 +708,10 @@ static loff_t ext2_max_size(int bits)
 	res <<= bits;
 	if (res > upper_limit)
 		res = upper_limit;
+
+	if (res > MAX_LFS_FILESIZE)
+		res = MAX_LFS_FILESIZE;
+
 	return res;
 }
 
-- 
1.5.3.4.206.g58ba4-dirty

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