linux-kernel - Re: Implementing NVMHCI...

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Date:	Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:20:18 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Szabolcs Szakacsits <szaka@...s-3g.com>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Grant Grundler <grundler@...gle.com>,
	Linux IDE mailing list <linux-ide@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: Implementing NVMHCI...

> The atomic building units (sector size, block size, etc) of NTFS are 
> entirely parametric. The maximum values could be bigger than the 
> currently "configured" maximum limits. 

That isn't what bites you - you can run 8K-32K ext2 file systems but if
your physical page size is smaller than the fs page size you have a
problem.

The question is whether the NT VM can cope rather than the fs.

Alan
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