Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:53:01 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, om-lists-bsd@omx.ch Subject: Re: fsck_ufs: cannot alloc 94208 bytes for inoinfo Message-ID: <200802271953.m1RJr1Xu092608@apollo.backplane.com> References: <200802271845.m1RIjl1O017191@lurza.secnetix.de>
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fsck's memory usage is directly related to the number of inodes and
the number of directories in the filesystem. Directories are
particularly memory intensive.
I've found on my backup system that a UFS1 filesystem with 40 million
inodes is about the limit that can be fsck'd (at least with a 32 bit
architecture). My cron jobs keep my backup partition below that point.
Even in a 64 bit environment you will be limited by swap and the sheer
time it takes for fsck to run. It takes well over 8 hours for my
backup system to fsck.
You can also reduce fsck time by reducing the number of cylinder
groups on the disk. I usually max them out (-c 999 and newfs then
sets it to the maximum, usually in the 50-80 range). This will
improve performance but not reduce the memory required.
-Matt
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