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unwritten extents vs. fragmentation

from [Rick Smith] [Permanent Link][Original]
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Subject: unwritten extents vs. fragmentation
From: "Rick Smith" <rgsmith72@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2003 13:26:05 -0800
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A couple questions. Does enabling unwritten extent flagging in XFS ultimately reduce filesystem fragmentation? What is the downside of enabling unwritten extents other than slower write performance? Thanks.

Rick Smith



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