On 1/9/06, Bill Rugolsky Jr. <brugolsky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Linux file systems generally don't need a defragmenter, except in a few > cases. Reservations and/or delayed allocation help to alleviate problems > with files written incrementally, even on busy multi-user servers. For > an overview of the state of Ext3, see: Doesn't this issue of how ext3 sprinkles data around the disk also impact the underlying limitations on speed of bootup and desktop initiation? Not that I care about bootup speed issue, because I really really don't. But I've been told that diskseek is the large bottleneck. Wouldn't a defragmenter signficantly help with diskseek related speed limitations? -jef -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list