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2005 Nov 09
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smarter sparse files?
...ntly requires me to handle the fragmentation explicitly.
For example:
...==|== slot 1 ==|=== slot 2 ===|==...
Now assume that contents of slot 1 is replaced with a larger chunk of
data. I must either append additional data e.g. at the end of the file
...==|== slot 1a =|=== slot2 ===|==...==|=== slot1b ==|
(and add my own data structures and code infrastructure to read
fragmented slots) or leave the old (defunct) slot 1 data in place
and garbage collect it later:
...==|= deadbeef =|=== slot2 ===|==...==|====== slot1' =====|
It's my impression that mechanisms for handling similar type...