- run-length compaction of block numbers
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Quoted 6 lines · raymond jennings
Is there any value in creating a new filesystem that encodes long contiguous blocks as a single block run instead of multiple block numbers? A long file may use only a few block runs instead of many block numbers if there is little fragmentation (usually the case). Also dynamic allocation of inodes...etc. The details are long; anyone interested can e-mail me privately.
Congratulations. You just reinvented the basic specs of JFS and XFS.
-Andi