RE: Review: Concurrent Multi-File Data Streams

Leon Kolchinsky
2007-09-21T09:14:38Z

> Is this feature included in the linux-2.6-xfs kernel downloaded from
> cvs@oss.sgi.com?
>
> If it is included, in order to enable it, which control flag should be
> set?
>
> If I write many files concurrently, should each file be stored in
> contiguous
> blocks in the same AG?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> David Chinner wrote:
> >
> >
> > Concurrent Multi-File Data Streams
> >
> > In media spaces, video is often stored in a frame-per-file format.
> > When dealing with uncompressed realtime HD video streams in this format,
> > it is crucial that files do not get fragmented and that multiple files
> > a placed contiguously on disk.
> >

Hello All,

I'm running DSS (Darwin Streaming Server) on one of my servers and that
"Concurrent Multi-File Data Streams" thing seems very interesting :)

I have a separate partition there I store all movies.
Is 2.6.22 kernel already has this patch incorporated already(actually
gentoo-sources-2.6.22-r5)?

Are there any special mkfs.xfs or mount options I should make to make this
thing work or make the FS to be optimized for streaming?

Best Regards,
Leon Kolchinsky