In message <20121105051447.6eef32ef.free...@edvax.de>, Polytropon <free...@edvax.de> wrote:
>> >The problem is that delegating compression to a "sub-task" would >> >imply that dump cannot precisely adjust its output to match the >> >media size (as the limit is now defined by how good the compression >> >works). >> >> Correct. We have both just said the exact same thing in different ways. >> >> In order to have _compression_ of the dump data _and_ still be able to >> divide the (post-compression) data into nice proper 2KB chunks (as required >> for DVD+/-R writing) the compression step itself would need to be integrated >> into the dump program itself (and then, for symmetry, if for no other >> reason, into restore as well). > >Chunk size _and_ media size matter (as dump would have to "know" >when the media is expected to be "nearly-full" _with_ compression) Correct. We are both still just violently agreeing. Regards, rfg _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"