On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 10:45:37 +0000 (UTC) Duncan <1i5t5.dun...@cox.net> wrote:
> Russell Coker posted on Fri, 18 Jul 2014 14:35:20 +1000 as excerpted: > > > Daily snapshots work welk with kernel 3.14 and above (I had problems > > with 3.13 and previous). I have snapshots every 15 mins on some subvols. > > > > Very large numbers of snapshots can cause performance problems. I > > suggest keeping below 1000 snapshots at this time. > > The other caveat with btrfs snapshots is how they deal with NOCOW files, > the usual workaround recommended for large (Gig-ish-plus) internal- > rewrite-pattern files such as databases and VM images. And "how" do they deal with them? To the best of my knowledge there is no "caveat" whatsoever, NOCOW and snapshots interact perfectly, exactly as it should be (snapshotted and then changed bits get COW'ed, but only once). -- With respect, Roman
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