linux-ext4 - Re: [RFC][PATCH 3/3] Online defrag command

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Date:	Thu, 8 Feb 2007 14:56:21 +0100
From:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
To:	Takashi Sato <sho@...s.nec.co.jp>
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 3/3] Online defrag command

On Thu, Feb 08 2007, Takashi Sato wrote:
> The defrag command.  Usage is as follows:
> o Put the multiple files closer together.
>   # e4defrag -r directory-name
> o Defrag for a single file.
>   # e4defrag file-name
> o Defrag for all files on ext4.
>   # e4defrag device-name

Would it be possible to provide support for putting multiple files close
together? Ala

# e4defrag file1 file2 file3 ... fileN

I'm thinking boot speedup, gather the list of read files and put them
close on disk.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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