Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS and free space

2006-09-13 Thread Mark Maybee
Robert Milkowski wrote: Hello Mark, Monday, September 11, 2006, 4:25:40 PM, you wrote: MM> Jeremy Teo wrote: Hello, how are writes distributed as the free space within a pool reaches a very small percentage? I understand that when free space is available, ZFS will batch writes and then issu

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS and free space

2006-09-12 Thread Matthew Ahrens
Robert Milkowski wrote: Hello Mark, Monday, September 11, 2006, 4:25:40 PM, you wrote: MM> Jeremy Teo wrote: Hello, how are writes distributed as the free space within a pool reaches a very small percentage? I understand that when free space is available, ZFS will batch writes and then issue

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS and free space

2006-09-11 Thread Mark Maybee
Jeremy Teo wrote: Hello, how are writes distributed as the free space within a pool reaches a very small percentage? I understand that when free space is available, ZFS will batch writes and then issue them in sequential order, maximising write bandwidth. When free space reaches a minimum, what