Calculating swidth On A RAID6 Volume

[Michael Monnerie]

On Dienstag, 20. Juli 2010 Emmanuel Florac wrote:
> > so a sunit value of 512 would mean 256KB stripe size which
> > is correct :-)
> 
> exactly. Or use su and sw to specify the size in k, m, etc.
 
Ah, I remember the difference now, that's why I use su= and sw=. This 
mix of different units is... irritating.

I corrected the FAQ now to use su+sw:
http://xfs.org/index.php/XFS_FAQ#Q:_How_to_calculate_the_correct_sunit.2Cswidth_values_for_optimal_performance
And I mentioned "swidth" and "sunit" in a sentence in the end.

I'd say using su+sw is more future proof than swidth+sunit, as 4K sector 
drives will become standard, and then using 512B units will be outdated 
anyway, right? And using su+sw seems simpler to me to explain. YMMV, 

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