Re: Filesystem holes

[David Preece]

At 19:16 29/10/00 -0800, you wrote:

>     Ahh.. yes, I know.  I'm a filesystem expert :-)  However, that said, I
>     will tell you quite frankly that virtually *nobody* depends on holes
>     for efficient storage.  There are only a few problems where it's
>     practical.... some forms of executables, and sparse matrixes.  That's
>     pretty much it.

Presumably writing into these holes repeatedly is a none-too-efficient 
affair (requiring moving all the stuff on either side), or am I missing the 
point slightly?

Dave :)




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