Re: BTRFS raid 5/6 status

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On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 3:11 PM, audio muze <audiomuze@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Rebuilds and/or expanding the array should be pretty quick given only
> actual data blocks are written on rebuild or expansion as opposed to
> traditional raid systems that write out the entire array.


While that might be the intended final functionality I don't think
balances are anywhere near that optimised currently.

Starting with a relatively green format isn't a great option for a
file system you intend to use for ever.

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