Re: [FAQ v2] XFS speculative preallocation

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On Mon, Apr 07, 2014 at 05:21:04PM -0500, Mark Tinguely wrote:
> On 04/07/14 16:45, Brian Foster wrote:
> >On Mon, Apr 07, 2014 at 02:58:45PM -0500, Mark Tinguely wrote:
> >>On 04/07/14 10:39, Brian Foster wrote:
> >>>XFS speculatively preallocates post-EOF blocks on file extending writes
> >>>in anticipation of future extending writes. The size of a preallocation
> >>>is dynamic and depends on the runtime state of the file and fs.
> >>>Generally speaking, preallocation is disabled for very small files and
> >>			vague what is very small?   ^^^
> >>...
> >
> >I originally pointed out 64k, but that and other heuristic details that
> >are subject to change were purged in v2. I'm personally not against
> >including something that indicates the default and the notion that it's
> >subject to change. I don't feel too strongly about it either way.
> >Thoughts appreciated.
> 
> 
> I think the details are good since everyone has a different idea on
> "very small". The FAQ can be changed with the code. You can expect
> the TOT FAQ to represent Linux 3.0-stable.

What's that supposed to mean? The FAQ on the xfs.org website does
not represent a specific release. It is supposed to contain the most
up-to-date information we have about various topics. If there's
something specific to a kernel version we need to mention, then
that's explicitly stated in the FAQ entry....

Cheers,

Dave.
-- 
Dave Chinner
david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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