On Sat, 2010-08-28 at 07:42 -0700, JD wrote: > > However note that neither of these methods guarantees to scrub > indirect > > blocks in the filesystem that were used to create the space-filling > > files. Maybe they do, maybe they don't, it's not clear. > > > > poc > > > Very good. > Actually, indirect blocks are used if and only if the file is larger > than what can be addressed via direct blocks. > So, scrub has no interest in whether or not a file has indirect > blocks, nor should it care if blocks are direct or indirect. > During file access, the file system will access ANY file block(s) > that the process has the right permissions for. So what? My point is that after scrubbing and removal of the space-filling files, you may be left with a number of sectors that were used for indirect blocks during the space-filling phase of the scrub process. These sectors may not themselves be scrubbed but will now be available on the free list after you're done. poc -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines