On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 01:37:43PM -0400, Luke Scharf wrote: > > >>>zfs list /export/compress > >>> > >>> > >>NAME USED AVAIL REFER MOUNTPOINT > >>export-cit/compress 90.4M 1.17T 90.4M /export/compress > >> > >>is 2GB/90.4M = 2048 / 90.4 = 22.65 > >> > >> > >>That still leaves me puzzled what the precise definition of compressratio > >>is? > >> > > My guess is that the compressratio doesn't include any of those runs of > null characaters that weren't actually written to the disk.
This test was done with a file created with via "/bin/yes | head", i.e., it does not have any null characters specifically for this possibility. -- Stuart Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ligo.caltech.edu/~anderson _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
