Re: [IDEA] - run-length compaction of block numbers

[Andi Kleen]

"raymond jennings" <highwind747@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> 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.

Congratulations. You just reinvented the basic specs of JFS and XFS.

-Andi
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