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From: Hans Reiser <reiser@namesys.com>
To: Aaron Lehmann <aaronl@vitelus.com>
Cc: Nikita Danilov <Nikita@Namesys.COM>,
	"Stephen C. Tweedie" <sct@redhat.com>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, reiserfs-list@namesys.com
Subject: Re: ext3 throughput woes on certain (possibly heavily fragmented) files
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2002 02:05:12 +0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3D792698.4010401@namesys.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 20020906210214.GA25666@vitelus.com

Aaron Lehmann wrote:

>On Fri, Sep 06, 2002 at 09:22:22PM +0400, Hans Reiser wrote:
>  
>
>>I think I prefer that we implement a repacker for reiser4 though, as 
>>that, combined with delayed allocation, will be a balanced and thorough 
>>solution.
>>    
>>
>
>How does current ReiserFS fare against extreme fragmentation? What
>about XFS? Without trying to risk a flamewar, what Linux filesystems
>are the most preventive of fragmentation?
>
>The filesystem could make a huge difference on a machine like a mail
>server...
>
>
>  
>
Sometimes it is best to confess that one does not have the expertise 
appropriate for answering a question. Someone on our mailing list 
studied it carefully though. Perhaps they can comment.

Hans


  reply	other threads:[~2002-09-06 22:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-09-03  9:24 ext3 throughput woes on certain (possibly heavily fragmented) files Aaron Lehmann
2002-09-06 16:06 ` Stephen C. Tweedie
2002-09-06 17:14   ` Nikita Danilov
2002-09-06 17:22     ` Hans Reiser
2002-09-06 21:02       ` Aaron Lehmann
2002-09-06 22:05         ` Hans Reiser [this message]
2002-09-06 17:24     ` Stephen C. Tweedie
2002-09-16 22:39       ` Simon Kirby
2002-09-17 16:53         ` Andreas Dilger
2002-09-17 21:55         ` jw schultz
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2002-09-16 18:00 Peter Niemayer

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