Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 16:46:27 +0000 From: Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> To: Adam McDougall <mcdouga9@egr.msu.edu> Cc: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Default inode number too low in FFS nowadays? Message-ID: <CADLo83-Kc%2BLu3vt1g4aN0banKQ_4gPJRk=pRPLe7-YC_gf1Jpw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4EB2AE5D.5040206@egr.msu.edu> References: <B888842A-7DB4-491B-93E3-A376745019F5@sarenet.es> <20111102131311.GA56941@icarus.home.lan> <32C5CE2F-8C1C-442E-A1B4-9DD9FD47C691@sarenet.es> <4EB2AE5D.5040206@egr.msu.edu>
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On 3 Nov 2011 15:27, "Adam McDougall" <mcdouga9@egr.msu.edu> wrote: > > On 11/03/11 05:41, Borja Marcos wrote: >> >> >> And the /usr was small because I need a lot of room for /var. > > > The way you've described the issue sounds like it concerns mainly just ports, so perhaps a ports-specific adjustment like below is appropriate and an easy solution for any admin with sufficient inodes available on a partition of their choosing? I am concerned about the drawbacks (performance) of increasing the ratio of inodes on /usr just to accommodate an optional and somewhat flexible component. > > I've been setting this for many years now even when it is not a space concern on /usr, it keeps my /usr/ports tree clean and puts all the "junk" in a location I can easily clean out: > > WRKDIRPREFIX=/var/tmp/ports > ... but then you need a bigger than default /var... Personally I use /usr/obj and occasionally nuke it (I know we're running out of inode on /usr, but rm should solve that problem). Chris Chris
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