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There is an attribute called NOCOW that can be set on specific files that should not be copy-on-write, which is what messes with databases, filesystem images an
by xorcist 7y ago
There is an attribute called NOCOW that can be set on specific files that should not be copy-on-write, which is what messes with databases, filesystem images and other things that needs fast in-place updates.
It can also be a set as a flag on subvolumes.
- jolmg 7y agoYou can also set such an attribute on files and subvolumes in btrfs. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Btrfs#Disabling_CoW https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Btrfs#Disabling_CoW