On 11-01-27 06:41 PM, Dave Chinner wrote: > On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 10:12:23AM -0500, Mark Lord wrote: .. >> Can you recommend a good set of mkfs.xfs parameters to suit the characteristics >> of this system? > > http://xfs.org/index.php/XFS_FAQ#Q:_I_want_to_tune_my_XFS_filesystems_for_.3Csomething.3E That entry says little beyond "blindly trust the defaults". But thanks anyway (really). > And perhaps you want to consider the allocsize mount option, though > that shouldn't be necessary for 2.6.38+... That's a good tip, thanks. >From my earlier posting: > /dev/sdb1 on /var/lib/mythtv type xfs > (rw,noatime,allocsize=64M,logbufs=8,largeio) Maybe that allocsize value could be increased though. Perhaps something on the order of 256MB might do it. Thanks again! _______________________________________________ xfs mailing list xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx http://oss.sgi.com/mailman/listinfo/xfs