12.7. Anticipating Linux 2.4
The Linux 2.4 VFS handles eight new filesystems, among them the udf for handling DVD devices. The maximum file size has been considerably increased (at least from the VFS point of view) by expanding the i_size field of the inode from 32 to 64 bits.
Additional access types can now be specified when opening a file: one refers to "raw" write requests that do not make use of the buffer cache.
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