[IDEA] - run-length compaction of block numbers

[raymond jennings]

Is there any value in creating a new filesystem that encodes long contiguous 
blocks as a single block run instead of multiple block numbers?  A long file 
may use only a few block runs instead of many block numbers if there is 
little fragmentation (usually the case).  Also dynamic allocation of 
inodes...etc.  The details are long; anyone interested can e-mail me 
privately.

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