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I've been wondering for a while why blocks are used as the checksummed unit. Why not files (since zfs/zpool breaks traditional layering anyway)?
by aargh_aargh 7y ago
I've been wondering for a while why blocks are used as the checksummed unit. Why not files (since zfs/zpool breaks traditional layering anyway)?
- pixl97 7y agoBecause blocks, not files are duplicated across raid sets. If doing a 512kb read of a 10tb file you dont want to have to check the entire thing.