Re: RAID stripe size

[Edgar Fuß <ef%math.uni-bonn.de@localhost>]

> Depends on exactly what you want, though for most likely "what you
> want"s, the answer is "no".  (But see below.)
> 
> By "fragments in use" do you mean
> 
> 1) Fragment-sized pieces of disk with file data in them?
> 2) Blocks with some but not all fragments occupied?
> 3) Files with trailing sub-block portions?
> 4) Fragment-sized pieces of disk occupied by (3)?
Probably 1.
Of course, what I really mean is
	How much does it hurt if I impose a penalty on writing fragments?
which, of course, depends on how often they are written to.