What is a Group Descriptor Table (GDT) and how does its size affect the resize of an EXT2/3/4 filesystem?

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Issue

  • What is a Group Descriptor Table?

  • Is a filesystem resize connected to the Group Descriptor Table's size in any way?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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