From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "daniel.poelzleithner" Subject: Re: reiser4 metas/bmap problem Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 04:30:20 +0200 Message-ID: <4109B2BC.4040600@poelzi.org> References: <20040729012549.GE1439@schnapps.adilger.int> <4108B029.4030008@namesys.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Errors-To: flx@namesys.com In-Reply-To: <4108B029.4030008@namesys.com> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: "Vladimir V. Saveliev" Cc: Andreas Dilger , Matt Stegman , reiserfs-list@namesys.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Vladimir V. Saveliev wrote: | reiser4 should do the same, i agree. However, reiser4 has another | feature we call relocation (flush may allocate another disk blocks for a | file if it finds it more optimal) which is undesirable for bmapped files. | We will probably have to invent some woraround for that. Whats about a flag that can be set through metas, that will prevent the relocation ? That would be no workaround, that would be a feature :) regards ~ Daniel - -- Once the philosopher stone has fallen from the tree, ~ nonsense appeared to fix the courious fear. .. . .. ... . . .. . ... . .. . ... . . . pgp key @ http://files.poelzi.org/pgp.txt ED80 E53D 5269 4BB1 1E73 3A53 CBF9 A421 0A7B 003D -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Debian - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFBCbK8y/mkIQp7AD0RAtdYAJ4nvuykJ/jt22xaab8BWfnY1qSXzQCeO31N O/J1M9fctbmDK3SiX/Ac7IE= =wK7J -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----