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    GFS2: Reduce file fragmentation · 8e2e0047
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    This patch reduces GFS2 file fragmentation by pre-reserving blocks. The
    resulting improved on disk layout greatly speeds up operations in cases
    which would have resulted in interlaced allocation of blocks previously.
    A typical example of this is 10 parallel dd processes, each writing to a
    file in a common dirctory.
    
    The implementation uses an rbtree of reservations attached to each
    resource group (and each inode).
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarBob Peterson <rpeterso@redhat.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarSteven Whitehouse <swhiteho@redhat.com>
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