Re: How git affects kernel.org performance

> 
> On Jan 7 2007 10:03, Willy Tarreau wrote:
> >On Sun, Jan 07, 2007 at 12:58:38AM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> >> >[..]
> >> >entries in directories with millions of files on disk. I'm not
> >> >certain it would be that easy to try other filesystems on
> >> >kernel.org though :-/
> >> 
> >> Changing filesystems would mean about a week of downtime for a server. 
> >> It's painful, but it's doable; however, if we get a traffic spike during 
> >> that time it'll hurt like hell.
> 
> Then make sure noone releases a kernel ;-)

> >> However, if there is credible reasons to believe XFS will help, I'd be 
> >> inclined to try it out.
> >
> >Hmmm I'm thinking about something very dirty : would it be possible
> >to reduce the current FS size to get more space to create another
> >FS ? Supposing you create a XX GB/TB XFS after the current ext3,
> >you would be able to mount it in some directories with --bind and
> >slowly switch some parts to it. The problem with this approach is
> >that it will never be 100% converted, but as an experiment it might
> >be worth it, no ?
> 
> Much better: rsync from /oldfs to /newfs, stop all ftp uploads, rsync
> again to catch any new files that have been added until the ftp
> upload was closed, then do _one_ (technically two) mountpoint moves
> (as opposed to Willy's idea of "some directories") in a mere second
> along the lines of
> 
>   mount --move /oldfs /older; mount --move /newfs /oldfs.
> 
> let old transfers that still use files in /older complete (lsof or
> fuser -m), then disconnect the old volume. In case /newfs (now
> /oldfs) is a volume you borrowed from someone and need to return it,
> well, I guess you need to rsync back somehow.