Re: OT? Linux disk file system design details
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On 11/02/06 15:33, Paul E Condon wrote:
> I'm trying to learn more about how data on disk is organized into
> directories and files. I understand how it is that a directory is
> really just another file, but marked in such a way that it is subject
> to special handling by the OS. But what about inodes and data blocks
> (i.e. sectors)? A file of any substantial length is a collection of
> data blocks. Is an inode implemented as a data block that is handled
> in a special way, or is it a different kind of object (different
> length, or different region on disk platter, or ...) ?
>
> So far, I haven't been able to find an answer by googling. For a
> question like this I will probably be able to phrase the search terms
> effectively only after I know the answer ;-)
>
> Pointers?
Googled for "design of ext2" and the first entry is:
http://web.mit.edu/tytso/www/linux/ext2intro.html
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are mud people.
However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong.
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