The comment in xfs_rmapbt_compute_maxlevels() mentions that with reflink enabled, XFS will run out of AG blocks before reaching maximum levels of XFS_BTREE_MAXLEVELS (i.e. 9). This is easy to prove for 4k block size case: Considering theoretical limits, maximum height of rmapbt can be, max btree height = Log_(min_recs)(total recs) max_rmapbt_height = Log_45(2^64) = 12. Detailed calculation: nr-levels = 1; nr-leaf-blks = 2^64 / 84 = 2e17; nr-levels = 2; nr-blks = 2e17 / 45 = 5e15; nr-levels = 3; nr-blks = 5e15 / 45 = 1e14; nr-levels = 4; nr-blks = 1e14 / 45 = 2e12; nr-levels = 5; nr-blks = 2e12 / 45 = 5e10; nr-levels = 6; nr-blks = 5e10 / 45 = 1e9; nr-levels = 7; nr-blks = 1e9 / 45 = 3e7; nr-levels = 8; nr-blks = 3e7 / 45 = 6e5; nr-levels = 9; nr-blks = 6e5 / 45 = 1e4; nr-levels = 10; nr-blks = 1e4 / 45 = 3e2; nr-levels = 11; nr-blks = 3e2 / 45 = 6; nr-levels = 12; nr-blks = 1; Total number of blocks = 2e17 Here, 84 is the minimum number of leaf records and 45 is the minimum number of node records in the rmapbt when using 4k block size. 2^64 is the maximum possible rmapbt records (i.e. max_rmap_entries_per_disk_block (2^32) * max_nr_agblocks (2^32)). i.e. theoretically rmapbt height can go upto 12. But as the comment in xfs_rmapbt_compute_maxlevels() suggests, we will run out of per-ag blocks trying to build an rmapbt of height XFS_BTREE_MAXLEVELS (i.e. 9). Since number of nodes grows as a geometric series, nr_nodes (roughly) = (45^9 - 1) / (45 - 1) = 10e12 i.e. 10e12 blocks > max ag blocks (2^32 == 4e9) However, with 1k block size we are not close to consuming all of 2^32 AG blocks as shown by the below calculations, - rmapbt with maximum of 9 levels will have roughly (11^9 - 1) / (11 - 1) = 2e8 blocks. - 11 is the minimum number of recs in a non-leaf node with 1k block size. - Also, Total number of records (roughly) = (nr_leaves * 11) = 11^8 * 11 = 2e9 (this value will be used later). - refcountbt - Maximum number of records theoretically = maximum number of blocks in an AG = 2^32 - Total (leaves and non-leaf nodes) blocks required to hold 2^32 records Leaf min recs = 20; Node min recs = 60 (with 1k as the block size). - Detailed calculation: nr-levels = 1; nr-leaf-blks = 2^32 / 20 = 2e8; nr-levels = 2; nr-blks = 2e8 / 60 = 4e6 nr-levels = 3; nr-blks = 4e6 / 60 = 6e4 nr-levels = 4; nr-blks = 6e4 / 60 = 1.0e3 nr-levels = 5; nr-blks = 1.0e3 / 60 = 2e1 nr-levels = 6; nr-blks = 1 - Total block count = 2e8 - Bmbt (assuming all the rmapbt records have the same inode as owner) - Total (leaves and non-leaf nodes) blocks required to hold 2e9 records Leaf min recs = 29; Node min recs = 29 (with 1k as the block size). (2e9 is the maximum rmapbt records with rmapbt height 9 and 1k block size). nr-levels = 1; nr-leaf-blks = 2e9 / 29 = 7e7 nr-levels = 2; nr-blks = 7e7 / 29 = 2e6 nr-levels = 3; nr-blks = 2e6 / 29 = 8e4 nr-levels = 4; nr-blks = 8e4 / 29 = 3e3 nr-levels = 5; nr-blks = 3e3 / 29 = 1e2 nr-levels = 6; nr-blks = 1e2 / 29 = 3 nr-levels = 7; nr-blks = 1 - Total block count = 7e7 Total blocks used across rmapbt, refcountbt and bmbt = 2e8 + 2e8 + 7e7 = 5e8. Since 5e8 < 4e9(i.e. 2^32), we have not run out of blocks trying to build a rmapbt with XFS_BTREE_MAXLEVELS (i.e 9) levels. Please let me know if my understanding is incorrect. I have come across a "log reservation" calculation issue when increasing XFS_BTREE_MAXLEVELS to 10 which is in turn required for extending data fork extent count to 48 bits. To proceed further, I need to have a correct understanding of problem I have described w.r.t 1k filesystem block size. -- chandan