linux-kernel - Re: [Patch 06/18] fs/logfs/compr.c

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Message-Id: <1180965226.25232.361.camel@pmac.infradead.org>
Date:	Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:53:46 +0100
From:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
To:	Jörn Engel <joern@...ybastard.org>
Cc:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org,
	akpm@...l.org, Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
	John Stoffel <john@...ffel.org>,
	Jamie Lokier <jamie@...reable.org>,
	Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind@...radead.org>,
	CaT <cat@....com.au>, Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>,
	Evgeniy Polyakov <johnpol@....mipt.ru>,
	David Weinehall <tao@....umu.se>, Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
	Kyle Moffett <mrmacman_g4@....com>,
	Dongjun Shin <djshin90@...il.com>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	Bill Davidsen <davidsen@....com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Albert Cahalan <acahalan@...il.com>,
	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>,
	Roland Dreier <rdreier@...co.com>,
	Ondrej Zajicek <santiago@...reenet.org>,
	Ulisses Furquim <ulissesf@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [Patch 06/18] fs/logfs/compr.c

On Mon, 2007-06-04 at 10:54 +0200, Jörn Engel wrote:
> There is no particular reason.  '3' should be a reasonable value for
> most people.  If actual users want to change this value, I can make it
> a mount option as well.  Right now I'm just lazy and doubt the merits.

I think you probably made the right choice. If you're compressing small
chunks at a time, increasing the amount of history which the compressor
will keep really doesn't buy you much.

-- 
dwmw2

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