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From: elg@killer.dallas.tx.us (Eric Green)
Newsgroups: comp.os.research
Subject: File system design & fragmentation
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Date: 11 Apr 89 05:00:42 GMT
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1) I am looking for references regarding file system design. In
particular, how to manage the problem of fragmentation, something that
doesn't seem to be covered in the OS textbooks that I've referenced.

[ Have a look at:						]
[ @Article{mckusick:unix42,					]
[ 	author =        "Marshall K. McKusick and others",	]
[ 	title =         "A Fast File System for {U}nix",	]
[ 	journal =       tocs,					]
[ 	year =          1984,					]
[ 	volume =        2,					]
[ 	number =        3,					]
[ 	pages =         "181--197",				]
[ 	month =         aug					]
[ }								]

2) I recall reading that the Amiga's Fast File System has active
measures in it to minimize fragmentation. Can anybody supply details?

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