[Simh] RE: simh 3.2-0 large file support on linux - patchset

Schaffer Michael shf at adv.magwien.gv.at
Mon Jun 21 07:34:27 EDT 2004


Hi,

i've tested Peter Trimmels changes which work fine on Redhat Enterprise Server 3.0. Merely disksizes greater then 28GB causes ACP to crash the system. However, 28GB/disk are sufficient....

Thanks to Peter,

regards

Michael Schaffer 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter R. Trimmel *EXTERN* 
> [mailto:peter.trimmel at austrocontrol.at]
> Sent: Montag, 21. Juni 2004 11:38
> To: simh at trailing-edge.com
> Cc: Schaffer Michael; grishamb at earthlink.net; Bob Supnik
> Subject: simh 3.2-0 large file support on linux - patchset
> 
> Following Bob's reply about scp_tty.c and sim_fio.c I finally found a
> solution for the LFS stuff on Linux. Please find attached two 
> patches - one
> for the makefile and a second one for the sim_fio.c source. Apply the
> patches to your simh source tree and '# make USE_LINUX_LFS'. 
> This enables
> 64bit disk support (at least for the VAX). You have to use 
> the USE_LINUX_LFS
> flag explicitly on the make commandline to enable LFS support - like
> USE_NETWORK for pcap stuff.
> 
> This has been tested on Debian/Woody (glibc2.2, gcc-3.0, ext3, kernel
> 2.4.26) and worked with disks up to 100GB so far.
> 
> 
> regards,
> 
> Peter R. Trimmel
> Austro Control GmbH.
> Air Traffic Control & System Management
> 
> 



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