On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 03:04:06PM +0000, Emmanuel Dreyfus wrote: > On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 09:57:10AM -0500, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote: > > To be clear, using small blocks on modern tapes will probably lead to > > a dramatic reduction in tape capacity, not just read and write speed. > > Tapes can get very, very expensive, so a warning seemed to be in order! > > Ad since the MAXPHYS limit also exists on plain tape access (without > LTFS), this means no modern LTO drive can be used at all on NetBSD until > you merge your branch?
It certainly means there will be a considerable loss of efficiency. Thor