linux-ext4 - Re: [RFC] Ext3 online defrag

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Date:	Fri, 27 Oct 2006 08:53:58 -0500
From:	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>
To:	Alex Tomas <alex@...sterfs.com>
CC:	sho@...s.nec.co.jp, tytso@....edu, jack@...e.cz,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] Ext3 online defrag

Alex Tomas wrote:
> 3) scalable reservation
>    required for delayed allocation to avoid -ENOSPC at flush time.
>    current version uses per-sb spinlock.

Can you elaborate on this issue?  Shouldn't delayed allocation decrement free 
space immediately, and only the actual block location choice is delayed?  Or is 
this due to potential extra metadata space required as blocks are allocated?

Thanks,

-Eric
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