[CentOS] file system defragmentation

Bryan J. Smith
Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:19:00 -0000

On Fri, 2005-08-26 at 00:12 -0700, Fong Vang wrote:
> I've read in many places that file systems on Linux do not suffer the
> same fragmentation problems of Windows systems.  No one has provided a
> clear explanation as to why fragmentation is not an issue for file
> systems such as ext2/3, reiserfs, xfs, etc.  Just curious.

Instead of rehashing this for the 23rd time on a list, I'll create a
blog entry later this evening from my past posts.  I'll send you the
link when I put it up.

Short version:
- Strict separation of binaries, data and temporary files
- Reservation of disk space (filesystems never completely fill)
- Allocation approaches of inode design filesystems


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