Re: xfs_fsr 2.2.38 bug/kernel 2.6.21.3 cannot defrag volume

[David Chinner <dgc@xxxxxxx>]

On Tue, May 29, 2007 at 02:05:44PM -0400, Justin Piszcz wrote:
> # uname -a
> Linux boxname 2.6.21.3 #2 SMP Sun May 27 11:34:21 EDT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
> # xfs_fsr -V
> xfs_fsr version 2.2.38
> # xfs_db -V
> xfs_db version 2.8.18
> # xfs_db -c frag -f /dev/md1
> actual 449, ideal 403, fragmentation factor 10.24%
> # xfs_fsr /dev/md1
> /d2 start inode=0
> # xfs_db -c frag -f /dev/md1
> actual 449, ideal 403, fragmentation factor 10.24%
> #

Try xfs_db -c "frag -v" -f /dev/md1 to see which inodes are
fragmented, then run xfs_db -c "inode <num>" -c bmap -f /dev/md1
to see whether it is a sparse file or not....

Remember - xfs_fsr does best effort defrag - if it can't make
progress, it does nothing, and it can't defrag directories...

Cheers,

Dave.
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Dave Chinner
Principal Engineer
SGI Australian Software Group