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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
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Subject: Re: ZFS'inodes' (as reported by 'df -i') running out?
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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