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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2010-05-20 09:20:59 -0700 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2010-05-20 09:20:59 -0700 |
commit | f39d01be4c59a61a08d0cb53f615e7016b85d339 (patch) | |
tree | 6777590e3ff2ddf4df1d38444ba7d692cd463b7b /Documentation/filesystems/logfs.txt | |
parent | 54291263519ac2c9bdda68b23b02fef3808deed4 (diff) | |
parent | 7db82437cfcac4bdfe79a6323eb554fdfa271623 (diff) |
Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial
* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial: (44 commits)
vlynq: make whole Kconfig-menu dependant on architecture
add descriptive comment for TIF_MEMDIE task flag declaration.
EEPROM: max6875: Header file cleanup
EEPROM: 93cx6: Header file cleanup
EEPROM: Header file cleanup
agp: use NULL instead of 0 when pointer is needed
rtc-v3020: make bitfield unsigned
PCI: make bitfield unsigned
jbd2: use NULL instead of 0 when pointer is needed
cciss: fix shadows sparse warning
doc: inode uses a mutex instead of a semaphore.
uml: i386: Avoid redefinition of NR_syscalls
fix "seperate" typos in comments
cocbalt_lcdfb: correct sections
doc: Change urls for sparse
Powerpc: wii: Fix typo in comment
i2o: cleanup some exit paths
Documentation/: it's -> its where appropriate
UML: Fix compiler warning due to missing task_struct declaration
UML: add kernel.h include to signal.c
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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/filesystems/logfs.txt')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/filesystems/logfs.txt | 8 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/logfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/logfs.txt index e64c94ba401..bca42c22a14 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/logfs.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/logfs.txt @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Levels ------ Garbage collection (GC) may fail if all data is written -indiscriminately. One requirement of GC is that data is seperated +indiscriminately. One requirement of GC is that data is separated roughly according to the distance between the tree root and the data. Effectively that means all file data is on level 0, indirect blocks are on levels 1, 2, 3 4 or 5 for 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x or 5x indirect blocks, @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ respectively. Inode file data is on level 6 for the inodes and 7-11 for indirect blocks. Each segment contains objects of a single level only. As a result, -each level requires its own seperate segment to be open for writing. +each level requires its own separate segment to be open for writing. Inode File ---------- @@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ Vim --- By cleverly predicting the life time of data, it is possible to -seperate long-living data from short-living data and thereby reduce +separate long-living data from short-living data and thereby reduce the GC overhead later. Each type of distinc life expectency (vim) can -have a seperate segment open for writing. Each (level, vim) tupel can +have a separate segment open for writing. Each (level, vim) tupel can be open just once. If an open segment with unknown vim is encountered at mount time, it is closed and ignored henceforth. |