On Vi, 04 mai 12, 15:08:57, Chris Knadle wrote: > > Note this means running 'xfs_check' is done when the filesystem is not > mounted. _Supposedly_ it can also be run if the filesystem is mounted read- > only, but in practice I find it's best (and easier) to run the XFS commands > from a LiveCD. The xfs_check and xfs_repair operations are incredibly fast > -- > even for a 500GB filesystem it's usually only takes about 10 or 15 seconds.
Yep, just did that now. > Speed is generally what XFS is good at, *except* when it comes to deletion of > a large number of files -- that's where it's slow. On advise of a list subscriber I have added the 'delaylog' mount option. This is supposed to help if you have a new enough kernel. > Also in practice I find that any kernel crash or hard-power-off corrupts XFS > to at least some extent requiring an xfs_check and xfs_repair, so I have to > make sure to keep a LiveCD on hand to be able to do this. I using xfs only on my laptop, so I have hard power-off only if the kernel crashes. I just did the xfs_check and xfs_repair now, but they didn't find any problems. Kind regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic
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