linux-ext4 - Re: Problems with Online Defragmentation (was: Re: bugs of Online Defragmentation)

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Date:	Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:43:28 +0900
From:	Akira Fujita <a-fujita@...jp.nec.com>
To:	Zhang Xiliang <zhangxiliang@...fujitsu.com>
CC:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Problems with Online Defragmentation (was: Re: bugs of Online
 Defragmentation)

Hi,
Zhang Xiliang wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I tested Online Defrag by using the new code.
> When I have space left which is less than 40M, I can't use e4defrag 
> function.
> 
> Does the Online Defragmentation need some space left which is greater 
> than a value? 40M?
> 

Yes.  Ext4 online defrag needs more than the target file size.
In this case, your file size might be greater than left space.

If you failed in defrag, -v option might be helpful
to find the reason as follows:

[root@...086 KERN]# ./e4defrag -v /mnt/mp1/file1
ext4 defragmentation for /mnt/mp1/file1
[1/1] "/mnt/mp2/WORK/file1"
     Defrag size is larger than FileSystem's free space        [ NG ]
  Success:            [0/1]

Regards,
Akira Fujita

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