Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 17:28:03 +1300 From: David Preece <davep@afterswish.com> To: Matt Dillon <dillon@earth.backplane.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Filesystem holes Message-ID: <5.0.0.25.1.20001030172530.00a06070@mail.afterswish.com> In-Reply-To: <200010300316.e9U3GiP72404@earth.backplane.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0010291907320.27883-100000@ren.sasknow.com>
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At 19:16 29/10/00 -0800, you wrote: > Ahh.. yes, I know. I'm a filesystem expert :-) However, that said, I > will tell you quite frankly that virtually *nobody* depends on holes > for efficient storage. There are only a few problems where it's > practical.... some forms of executables, and sparse matrixes. That's > pretty much it. Presumably writing into these holes repeatedly is a none-too-efficient affair (requiring moving all the stuff on either side), or am I missing the point slightly? Dave :) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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