On 11.06.2013 14:38, stef...@apache.org wrote:
> Author: stefan2
> Date: Tue Jun 11 12:38:53 2013
> New Revision: 1491765
>
> URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1491765
> Log:
> * site/publish/docs/release_notes/1.8.html
>   (fsfs-deltification): say why we don't enable it by default and what
>   caches the user should enable to minize adverse effects
>
> Modified:
>     subversion/site/publish/docs/release-notes/1.8.html
>
> Modified: subversion/site/publish/docs/release-notes/1.8.html
> URL: 
> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/subversion/site/publish/docs/release-notes/1.8.html?rev=1491765&r1=1491764&r2=1491765&view=diff
> ==============================================================================
> --- subversion/site/publish/docs/release-notes/1.8.html (original)
> +++ subversion/site/publish/docs/release-notes/1.8.html Tue Jun 11 12:38:53 
> 2013
> @@ -1147,7 +1147,11 @@ size will usually be minimal.</p>
>  
>  <div class="notice">
>    <p>By default, directory and property deltification are <em>disabled</em>.
> -  You must edit <tt>db/fsfs.conf</tt> to enable these features.</p>
> +  You must edit <tt>db/fsfs.conf</tt> to enable these features.  The reason
> +  is that deltification may amplify I/O in certain situations.  To minimize
> +  that effect, enable the <a
> +  href="http://subversion.apache.org/docs/release-notes/1.7.html#data-caches";
> +  >txdelta cache</a>.</p>
>  </div>

Hmmm .... why didn't we just give "svnadmin create" new flags to control
these features? Editing fsfs.conf every time one creates a new
repository would tend to become a bit tedious.

-- Brane


-- 
Branko Čibej | Director of Subversion
WANdisco // Non-Stop Data
e. br...@wandisco.com

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