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author | dougb <dougb@FreeBSD.org> | 2001-10-15 22:47:55 +0000 |
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committer | dougb <dougb@FreeBSD.org> | 2001-10-15 22:47:55 +0000 |
commit | 0be9af6925b4c82398adcb15e88a32b812d519be (patch) | |
tree | 77d8d6fff9fb759ab1c8e3313dc6616f2988d9cb /sbin/newfs/newfs.8 | |
parent | 03987a9f691e494aa2ca8bb232809cc4045d4444 (diff) | |
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Document the optimal block:fragment ratio, per discussion
on -arch and cvs-all.
Reviewed by: dillon
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diff --git a/sbin/newfs/newfs.8 b/sbin/newfs/newfs.8 index b046499..9829128 100644 --- a/sbin/newfs/newfs.8 +++ b/sbin/newfs/newfs.8 @@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ for more details on how to set this option. .It Fl b Ar block-size The block size of the file system, in bytes. It must be a power of 2. The default size is 8192 bytes, and the smallest allowable size is 4096 bytes. +The optimal block:fragment ratio is 8:1. +Other ratios are possible, but are not recommended, +and may produce unpredictable results. .It Fl c Ar #cylinders/group The number of cylinders per cylinder group in a file system. The default is to compute the maximum allowed by the other parameters. This value is |