Re: [PATCH] scsi disk: report size without overflow

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> > I'm really not terribly sympathetic to anyone trying Terrabyte discs on
> > a non-LBD 32 bit kernel.  The potential for overflow (and consequent
> > data loss) is pretty huge.
> 
> Yes, I agree with that.
> 

I'll agree with that as well, but there should be a note left on
CONFIG_LBD's help menu that states 1TB (or whatever the actual limit is)
instead of 2TB then.

Also are there any performance implications for using CONFIG_LBD?

Dale

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