Dave Chinner wrote: >> If so, could/should the OP specify anything >> during the mkfs.xfs reformat that may help alleviate or mitigate his >> problem in the future? > > No. These problems usually appear in filesystems that have run at > greater than 85-90% full for extended periods of time without being > emptied at all. Once you start to free up space, it naturally > defragments itself, but if you never free up any significant amount > of space in the filesytesm, this cannot occur and so fragmentation > just keeps getting worse.... I'm curious if using noikeep mount option has any effect on free space fragmentation? jan _______________________________________________ xfs mailing list xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx http://oss.sgi.com/mailman/listinfo/xfs
