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Re: xfs_fsr, performance related tweaks

To: Just Marc <marc@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: xfs_fsr, performance related tweaks
From: David Chinner <dgc@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:41:14 +1000
Cc: David Chinner <dgc@xxxxxxx>, Barry Naujok <bnaujok@xxxxxxx>, xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
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On Fri, Jun 29, 2007 at 08:16:28AM +0100, Just Marc wrote:
> David,
> 
> In my first post I already said something like that can be done but it's 
> just an ugly hack.   Don't you think it would best be handled cleanly 
> and correctly by fsr itself?

No, I don't - if you want files not to be defragmented, then you
have to set the flags yourself in some way. You have a specific need
that can be solved by some scripting to describe your defrag/no
defrag policy. xfs_fsr has no place is setting defrag policy; it's
function is simply to find and defrag files.

Cheers,

Dave.
-- 
Dave Chinner
Principal Engineer
SGI Australian Software Group


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