Re: np->allocsize

2000-05-13 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Marcus Brinkmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > np->allocsize is the number of bytes allocated for the file, right? (rounded > up to a block multiple). > > Is it okay for np->allocsize to be initially as big as needed to contain the > file, rather than the actual d

Re: np->allocsize

2000-05-11 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Marcus Brinkmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > np->allocsize is the number of bytes allocated for the file, right? (rounded > up to a block multiple). It's the amount that diskfs knows it can use without diskfs_grow. > Is it okay for np->allocsize to be initially a

Re: np->allocsize

2000-05-11 Thread Roland McGrath
Answers to this stuff should really come from Thomas. I am just speaking directly out of my ass here, without even source on hand to read. > np->allocsize is the number of bytes allocated for the file, right? (rounded > up to a block multiple). I would not put it exactly that way

np->allocsize

2000-05-10 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
Hi, np->allocsize is the number of bytes allocated for the file, right? (rounded up to a block multiple). Is it okay for np->allocsize to be initially as big as needed to contain the file, rather than the actual disk space allocated for the file? AFAICS, it is sufficient if diskfs_grow do