Re: http://www.namesys.com/snapshots/2004.08.03-internal.testing/

[Vitaly Fertman <vitaly@namesys.com>]

On Wednesday 04 August 2004 13:55, Markus Törnqvist wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 04, 2004 at 01:51:22AM -0700, Hans Reiser wrote:
> >These blocks refers to blocks that were used by files and are now backup
> >super blocks?  These blocks could be critical database files, etc.?
>
> Seems to me like yes, but Reiser4 hasn't launched yet officially, so
> I somehow doubt people will have anything too critical on Reiser4.
>
> I'm at least preparing myself to take backups of everything.
>
> >If yes, then please pull this off our website until you come up with a
> >scheme that I am sure will not create more user problems than it solves,
> >on average.
>
> Yeah, there is the other hand that said that the online format is
> now set in stone...
>
> Still the important question is, what's the net gain of this new format?

the previous bakup layout had backup block locations depending on the fs 
size, in other words every resize operation may need to relocate some nodes 
in the tree to other blocks if the current ones are needed for the backup -- 
even on expanding. there are no such problems with the current backup layout.

-- 
Thanks,
Vitaly Fertman