Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:20:41 +0000 From: Karl Pielorz <kpielorz_lst@tdx.co.uk> To: Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ZFS'inodes' (as reported by 'df -i') running out? Message-ID: <E6944B90DC7E2E633A1E10E4@HPQuadro64.dmpriest.net.uk> In-Reply-To: <hlj917$5vv$1@ger.gmane.org> References: <0AC6C93D50BE19A97047BAE3@HPQuadro64.dmpriest.net.uk> <hlj917$5vv$1@ger.gmane.org>
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--On 18 February 2010 12:41 +0100 Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> wrote: >> I know ZFS doesn't have inodes (think they're znodes), and is capable of >> handling more files than you can probably sensibly think about on a >> filesystem - but is "df -i" just getting confused, or do I need to be >> concerned? > > AFAIK ZFS allocates inodes when needed so df -i reports the previously > allocated value. The number of available inodes should automatically > grow as you add more files. Fantastic! Thanks for the clarification - I though it'd be something like that, but thought I'd better check before running out, Regards, -Karl
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