>> On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:34:47 +0200, Stefan Folkerts >> <stefan.folke...@itaa.nl> said:
> Interesting ideas and a simulator would be fun for this purpose. > You could be right and your example does make sense in a way but > still.. I do wonder if it works out in the real world. > Let's say you have normal data that expires (user files etc) and > large databases, some you keep for many months and sometimes even > years. I understand the case you're making, and I agree that the size of your files has an impact. I'm suggesting that the impact isn't huge, and that it evens out in a reasonably short timeframe. Eventually, whatever the volume size, you wind up with a library full of volumes more or less randomly distributed between 0% and 50% reclaimable. If you're keeping up with reclamation, that means you're _in_ a steady state, so you're _doing_ the same amount of work per unit time. So when I say "To a first approximation, it's irrelevant", focus on the "First appoximation" bit; Yes, there are variations here, but don't sweat them too much. It's certainly possible to back yourself into corners with very large or very small volumes. - Allen S. Rout
