Yes, zero-padded. Regards, Samuel. -----Original Message----- From: linux-cluster-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-cluster-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wendy Cheng Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 1:30 AM To: linux clustering Subject: Re: Sparse files in GFS Krikler, Samuel wrote: > Hi, > > Do you know if there is any tool that can efficiently pad files > (pre-allocate their space) in GFS files to prevent the files from > being sparse? > > I'd like to efficiently create nice continuous files of hundreds of > GBs (both logically and physically) before I start using them in my > application. > > Thanks, > > Samuel. > Sorry, not at this moment. It has been on the to-do list. One question though - these spaces do not need to be zero-padded, right ? -- Wendy -- Linux-cluster mailing list Linux-cluster@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-cluster -- Linux-cluster mailing list Linux-cluster@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-cluster
