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Could be, it may be more like the ext3/4 -> BTRFS conversion process[1], where metadata for the new filesystem is written in the free space, but with pointers t
by mrsteveman1 10y ago
Could be, it may be more like the ext3/4 -> BTRFS conversion process[1], where metadata for the new filesystem is written in the free space, but with pointers to the original data which isn't moved or re-written.
[1] https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Conversion_from_Ext3 https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Conversion_from_Ext3
- tradersam 10y agoI believe they discussed about this being the method they were actually doing on ATP a few weeks ago, I'll find the link and report back soon.