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Re: BTRFS file clone support for cp
From: |
Giuseppe Scrivano |
Subject: |
Re: BTRFS file clone support for cp |
Date: |
Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:41:28 +0200 |
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Jim Meyering <address@hidden> writes:
>> ..., a cloned partially-sparse file on btrfs takes less
>> space than a fully-sparse copied file.
>
> That is not true. A fully-sparse file takes less space
> than a partially-sparse one.
Sorry I wasn't clear, I wanted to say that a cloned file in any case
take less space than really copying it.
> Adding this optimization should not change the meaning of
> --sparse=always.
So do you want to use it only when --sparse=auto is used?
Cheers,
Giuseppe
- BTRFS file clone support for cp, Giuseppe Scrivano, 2009/07/25
- Re: BTRFS file clone support for cp, Jim Meyering, 2009/07/25
- Re: BTRFS file clone support for cp, Giuseppe Scrivano, 2009/07/25
- Re: BTRFS file clone support for cp, Jim Meyering, 2009/07/25
- Re: BTRFS file clone support for cp, Giuseppe Scrivano, 2009/07/25
- Re: BTRFS file clone support for cp, Jim Meyering, 2009/07/26
- Re: BTRFS file clone support for cp,
Giuseppe Scrivano <=
- Re: BTRFS file clone support for cp, Jim Meyering, 2009/07/26
- Re: BTRFS file clone support for cp, Giuseppe Scrivano, 2009/07/26
- Re: BTRFS file clone support for cp, Jim Meyering, 2009/07/27
- Re: BTRFS file clone support for cp, Andreas Schwab, 2009/07/27
- Re: BTRFS file clone support for cp, Jim Meyering, 2009/07/28
- Re: BTRFS file clone support for cp, Jim Meyering, 2009/07/29
- Re: BTRFS file clone support for cp, Jim Meyering, 2009/07/29
Re: BTRFS file clone support for cp, Pádraig Brady, 2009/07/26