From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list xfs); Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:10:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from larry.melbourne.sgi.com (larry.melbourne.sgi.com [134.14.52.130]) by oss.sgi.com (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11/SuSE Linux 0.7) with SMTP id m3TNA32g005079 for ; Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:10:07 -0700 Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:10:34 +1000 From: David Chinner Subject: Re: Deleting Files Message-ID: <20080429231034.GV108924158@sgi.com> References: <32600B6A46438141B01042C966B1AE3F274B3C@nawechlkez02.nadsuswe.nads.navy.mil> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <32600B6A46438141B01042C966B1AE3F274B3C@nawechlkez02.nadsuswe.nads.navy.mil> Sender: xfs-bounce@oss.sgi.com Errors-to: xfs-bounce@oss.sgi.com List-Id: xfs To: "Benson, Aaron D CIV NAVAIR, 414200D" Cc: xfs@oss.sgi.com On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 09:05:47AM -0700, Benson, Aaron D CIV NAVAIR, 414200D wrote: > I was wondering if someone could explain the process of deleting files > in an XFS file system. Mostly on how it affect inodes, vnodes and > allocation groups. I am struggle trying to find information on the > internals of xfs file systems. Thank you in advance. Start here: http://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs/publications Cheers, Dave. -- Dave Chinner Principal Engineer SGI Australian Software Group