Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/3] Extent base online defrag

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On Thu, 2006-11-09 at 07:46 -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> sho@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> > I have written the patches of ioctl for extent base online defragment
> > and the command which call it.
> > These patches are at the experimental stage so they need many
> > improvements.  But they work well so far as basic defragmenter,
> > which means they are worth enough to examine my trial.
> > 
> > - Specify the target area in a file using the following structure:
> >   struct ext3_ext_defrag_data {
> > 	  loff_t start_offset; /* start offset to defrag in bytes */
> > 	  loff_t defrag_size;  /* size of defrag in bytes */
> >   }
> >   It uses loff_t so that the size of the structure is identical on
> >   both 32 bits and 64 bits architecture.
> >   Block allocation, including searching for the free contiguous
> >   blocks, is implemented in kernel.
> 
> NAK the ioctl approach.

I agree it shouldn't go into mainline this way, but while the details of
the proper interface are debated, this implementation at least allows
the core function to be tested & reviewed.

> People who like ioctls are just holdovers from non-Linux OS's.
> 
> 	Jeff

Shaggy
-- 
David Kleikamp
IBM Linux Technology Center

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