Re: mkfs.xfs questions

[Iustin Pop <iusty@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Dec 05, 2006 at 05:46:15PM +0000, Christian Kujau wrote:
> On Sat, 2 Dec 2006, Iustin Pop wrote:
> >Hmm, I am pretty sure that it makes a difference, but only from personal
> >experience, not from benchmarks. A while ago, mkfs.xfs used to make <8M
> >logs even for big filesystems[0]. Nowadays it chooses a more sane value.
> 
> I could not stand my own curiosity, so here it is: 
> http://nerdbynature.de/wp/?cat=4
> 
> I think I'll repeat the benchmarks with bigger test sizes. The 
> testscript can easily be adjusted to test more options/values.

Hmm, I see tests with 32M logs and 64M logs. Try running the file
creation/deletion test also with 4M, 8M, 16M, and then I'll think there
will be a difference.

Iustin