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Xref: sserve comp.unix.internals:8160 comp.unix.bsd:15948 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!agate!darkstar.UCSC.EDU!news.hal.COM!decwrl!vixie!nnrp!vixie From: vixie@gw.home.vix.com (Paul A Vixie) Newsgroups: comp.unix.internals,comp.unix.bsd Subject: Re: Fast File System: optimizing arguments to newfs Date: 21 Jan 95 14:38:52 Organization: Vixie Enterprises Lines: 8 Distribution: world Message-ID: <VIXIE.95Jan21143852@gw.home.vix.com> References: <MARC.95Jan13161859@dun-dun-noodles.cam.ov.com> <3fhjj9$jb1@nntpd2.cxo.dec.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: gw.home.vix.com In-reply-to: alan@nabeth.cxo.dec.com's message of 17 Jan 1995 23:24:25 GMT 900MB out of 9GB is probably still the right answer. The goal is to make sure that there is almost always a free block in the cylinder you are in, and 10% is approximately the right thing even if you have 9GB of total space. -- Paul Vixie La Honda, CA <paul@vix.com> decwrl!vixie!paul