linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] ext4: Fix small file fragmentation

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Message-ID: <20080816044309.GC6423@skywalker>
Date:	Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:13:09 +0530
From:	"Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>
Cc:	cmm@...ibm.com, sandeen@...hat.com, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext4: Fix small file fragmentation

On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 04:05:02PM -0400, Theodore Tso wrote:
> Aneesh, thanks!  Chris Mason also pointed us at this proposed patch,
> where he seems to be tracking a very similar issue for btrfs.  I don't
> know if you've seen it....
> 
> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.file-systems/25560
> 

I have a done a similar change in the patch I sent. I also observed
wrong values in the writeback_index for range_cyclic mode. Well
as suggested in the thread I will move it to file system.

But I don't seen anything being mentioned about the fragmentation issue
in the thread.

-aneesh
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