Linux kernel version 2.6.28 has been released and available for download. The new version includes following stable and new features:
a] ext4 file system – The ext4 filesystem can support volumes with sizes up to 1 exbibyte and files with sizes up to 16 TiB. ext4 removes ext3 64-bit storage limits and adds other performance improvements.
b] Graphics Execution Manager (GEM) – It is a a modern memory manager specialized for use in device drivers for graphics chipsets. It manages graphics memory, controls the execution context and manages the Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) environment on modern graphics chipsets. The “xf86-video-intel” device driver will feature GEM integration.
c] Other features – Stable USB drivers, KVM, bug fixes and other stuff.
=> Download Linux kernel 2.6.28 here. You may also find our kernel compile tutorial useful.
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nice but who has such a large hard disk – 16 TiB?
> nice but who has such a large hard disk – 16 TiB?
You can get 4Gbit Fibre Channel RAID with 16TiB or even more for clusters and or rendering farm. ext4 has some neat cool featurtes:
ext4 has some neat cool features:
http://ext4.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ext4
16 TiB,looks crazy.