- 1. Delayed Allocation Question (score: 1)
- Author: Sonny Rao <sonny@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 12:37:55 -0500
- Random question: If a file is being written (to memory) and hasn't been allocated, then will calling the FIBMAP-ioctl on that file force allocation ? Sonny
- /archives/xfs/2005-02/msg00057.html (6,726 bytes)
- 2. Re: Delayed Allocation Question (score: 1)
- Author: Steve Lord <lord@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 13:55:53 -0600
- Sonny Rao wrote: Random question: If a file is being written (to memory) and hasn't been allocated, then will calling the FIBMAP-ioctl on that file force allocation ? Sonny Yes, at least it did last
- /archives/xfs/2005-02/msg00059.html (7,683 bytes)
- 3. Re: Delayed Allocation Question (score: 1)
- Author: Sonny Rao <sonny@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 15:18:24 -0500
- Ok that makes sense, I was seeing huge file fragmentation and thought maybe running filefrag was causing it, but it was actually because of holes in the file. I didn't realize that cp kept holes in f
- /archives/xfs/2005-02/msg00060.html (8,046 bytes)
- 4. Re: Delayed Allocation Question (score: 1)
- Author: Nathan Scott <nathans@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 08:41:42 +1100
- Yep, still does - see linvfs_bmap, which calls fs_flush_pages before doing the generic_block_bmap. cheers. -- Nathan
- /archives/xfs/2005-02/msg00061.html (8,084 bytes)
- 5. Delayed Allocation Question (score: 1)
- Author:
- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 12:37:55 -0500
- Random question: If a file is being written (to memory) and hasn't been allocated, then will calling the FIBMAP-ioctl on that file force allocation ? Sonny
- /archives/xfs/2005-02/msg00214.html (6,726 bytes)
- 6. Re: Delayed Allocation Question (score: 1)
- Author:
- Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 13:55:53 -0600
- Sonny Rao wrote: Random question: If a file is being written (to memory) and hasn't been allocated, then will calling the FIBMAP-ioctl on that file force allocation ? Sonny Yes, at least it did last
- /archives/xfs/2005-02/msg00216.html (7,683 bytes)
- 7. Re: Delayed Allocation Question (score: 1)
- Author:
- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 15:18:24 -0500
- Ok that makes sense, I was seeing huge file fragmentation and thought maybe running filefrag was causing it, but it was actually because of holes in the file. I didn't realize that cp kept holes in f
- /archives/xfs/2005-02/msg00217.html (8,046 bytes)
- 8. Re: Delayed Allocation Question (score: 1)
- Author:
- Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 08:41:42 +1100
- Yep, still does - see linvfs_bmap, which calls fs_flush_pages before doing the generic_block_bmap. cheers. -- Nathan
- /archives/xfs/2005-02/msg00218.html (8,084 bytes)
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