Re: XFS: how to NOT null files on fsck?

[Anton Ertl]

Helge Hafting wrote:
> There is another solution - zero blocks when freeing them. (Or
> put them on a list for later zeroing when the fs isn't busy,
> in order to kee=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BDp good performance)
> 
> With this approach you don't need to zero a half-written
> block after a crash, which means you destroy less data.

I don't think half-written blocks are the problem (at least not a
frequent one).  More typical is written meta-data without written
data.  In that case your solution will give the same result as the
current solution, just at higher cost.

- anton

-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/