>> It seems that locked files cannot be defragged, is it expected behaviour? > Yes.
but i am defragging a file, not modify it. >> 2. Btrfs Wiki mentions that defrag directory will defrag metadata, is >> symlink/hardlink considered as metadata? >> P.S. inline data is already disabled by "max_inline=0" > Both -links are metadata and also stored inside metadata blocks without > any chance to move to data blocks, so max_inline does not affect this. thank you for your explanation. >> 3. Is any possible to online defrag a btrfs partition without hindered by >> mount point/polyinstantied directories? > Sorry, I do not understand the question. > when a device is mounted under a directory, files in the directory is "hidden", and files in the device is "available", right? when a directory is polyinstantied, files in the original directory is "hidden", and files in the polyinstantied directory is "available", How to get past them and pass those "hidden" files to defrag command? ching -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-btrfs" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
