Jan Kara wrote: >>Jan Kara wrote: >> >> >> >>>>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>>>Hash: SHA1 >>>> >>>>Jan Kara wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> just one note: I've looked to the in scan_bitmap() in bitmap.c. There is: >>>>> /* When the bitmap is more than 10% free, anyone can allocate. >>>>> * When it's less than 10% free, only files that already use the >>>>> * bitmap are allowed. Once we pass 80% full, this restriction >>>>> * is lifted. >>>>> * >>>>> * We do this so that files that grow later still have space >>>>> * close to >>>>> * their original allocation. This improves locality, and >>>>> * presumably >>>>> * performance as a result. >>>>> * >>>>> * This is only an allocation policy and does not make up for >>>>> * getting a >>>>> * bad hint. Decent hinting must be implemented for this to work >>>>> * well. >>>>> */ >>>>> if (TEST_OPTION(skip_busy, s) >>>>> && SB_FREE_BLOCKS(s) > SB_BLOCK_COUNT(s) / 20) { >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>How about eliminating this feature entirely. It seems rather dubious. >> >> > Yes, but it may help reducing fragmentation as it leaves some free >space in bitmaps for the files already ending in that bitmaps. I'm not >sure if it really helps through... > > I think I was wrong, and retract my remark.
- Re: ReiserFS v3 choking when free space falls below 10%? Hans Reiser
- Re: ReiserFS v3 choking when free space falls below 10%? Mike Benoit
- Re: ReiserFS v3 choking when free space falls below 10%? Jeff Mahoney
- Re: ReiserFS v3 choking when free space falls below 10%? Mike Benoit
- Re: ReiserFS v3 choking when free space falls below 10%? Jan Kara
- Re: ReiserFS v3 choking when free space falls below 10%? Jeff Mahoney
- Re: ReiserFS v3 choking when free space falls below 10%? Jan Kara
- Re: ReiserFS v3 choking when free space falls below 10%? Jeff Mahoney
- Re: ReiserFS v3 choking when free space falls below 10%? Hans Reiser
- Re: ReiserFS v3 choking when free space falls below 10%? Jan Kara
- Re: ReiserFS v3 choking when free space falls below 10%? Hans Reiser
- Re: ReiserFS v3 choking when free space falls below 10%? Mike Benoit
- Re: ReiserFS v3 choking when free space falls below 10%? Mike Benoit
- Re: ReiserFS v3 choking when free space falls below 10%? Hans Reiser
- Re: ReiserFS v3 choking when free space falls below 10%? Jeff Mahoney
- Re: ReiserFS v3 choking when free space falls below 10%? Hans Reiser
- Re: ReiserFS v3 choking when free space falls below 10%? Hans Reiser
- Re: ReiserFS v3 choking when free space falls below 10%? Jeffrey Mahoney
- Re: ReiserFS v3 choking when free space falls below 10%? Hans Reiser
- Re: ReiserFS v3 choking when free space falls below 10%? Jeffrey Mahoney
- Re: ReiserFS v3 choking when free space falls below 10%? Hans Reiser