Re: Problems with mkfs.xfs

[Steve Lord <lord@sgi.com>]

> > 
> > >
> > > Real problem: size itself
> > > I tried to create an xfs filesystem on a 4MB ramdisk (/dev/ram0),
> > > but I found no combination of option that succeeded.
> > > Did I not try hard enouh or is the lower limit for xfs size
> > > larger than 4MB?
> > >
> > 
> > Yes - the minimum is 16MB, if I remember correctly (ie. the
> > minimum size of one allocation group).
> Ahh, that's serious.  I'll have to find a workaround for that :-{

I sent my previous message and realized another workaround, if you want
to experiment with xfs like this, then you can use a loop device on top
of a file in an existing filesystem. Performance is pretty good, there is
absolutely no guarantee of recovery after a crash, if you do not
unmount cleanly it will not recover.

Steve


> 
> Thanks for the info.
> Detlef
> 
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