>Moving data between pools when a file is moved to a different directory >is most likely problematic - for example an inode can be hard linked to >two different directories that are in two different pools - then what >happens to the file? Unix/posix semantics don't really specify a parent >directory to a regular file. > >That being said - it would be really nice if there were a way to move an >inode from one pool to another transparently (with some explicit >command). Perhaps locking the inode up for the duration of the move, >and releasing it when the move is complete (so that clients that have >the file open don't notice any disruptions). Are there any plans in >this direction? I do also hope so. Because this would be for me expected behavior. I ran into this issue accidentally because I had different permissions on the pools. How can I explain a user that if they move files between 2 specific folders that they should not mv but cp. Now I have to workaround this buy apply separate mounts. -----Original Message----- From: Andras Pataki [mailto:apataki@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 11 December 2018 00:34 To: Marc Roos; ceph; ceph-users Subject: Re: move directories in cephfs Moving data between pools when a file is moved to a different directory is most likely problematic - for example an inode can be hard linked to two different directories that are in two different pools - then what happens to the file? Unix/posix semantics don't really specify a parent directory to a regular file. That being said - it would be really nice if there were a way to move an inode from one pool to another transparently (with some explicit command). Perhaps locking the inode up for the duration of the move, and releasing it when the move is complete (so that clients that have the file open don't notice any disruptions). Are there any plans in this direction? Andras On 12/10/18 10:55 AM, Marc Roos wrote: > > > Except if you have different pools on these directories. Then the data > is not moved(copied), which I think should be done. This should be > changed, because no one will expect a symlink to the old pool. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jack [mailto:ceph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 10 December 2018 15:14 > To: ceph-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: move directories in cephfs > > Having the / mounted somewhere, you can simply "mv" directories around > > On 12/10/2018 02:59 PM, Zhenshi Zhou wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Is there a way I can move sub-directories outside the directory. >> For instance, a directory /parent contains 3 sub-directories >> /parent/a, /parent/b, /parent/c. All these directories have huge data >> in it. I'm gonna move /parent/b to /b. I don't want to copy the whole >> directory outside cause it will be so slow. >> >> Besides, I heard about cephfs-shell early today. I'm wondering which >> version will ceph have this command tool. My cluster is luminous >> 12.2.5. >> >> Thanks >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ceph-users mailing list >> ceph-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://lists.ceph.com/listinfo.cgi/ceph-users-ceph.com >> > _______________________________________________ > ceph-users mailing list > ceph-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.ceph.com/listinfo.cgi/ceph-users-ceph.com > > > _______________________________________________ > ceph-users mailing list > ceph-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.ceph.com/listinfo.cgi/ceph-users-ceph.com _______________________________________________ ceph-users mailing list ceph-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.ceph.com/listinfo.cgi/ceph-users-ceph.com