hello, I wanted to know what algorithm snapper uses for snapshot comparison? From what i have interpreted, it does a block by block compare. I also wanted to know how the directories are 'diff'ed and if there is a scope of improvement in the current implementation. Also, if anyone has taken it up yet.
Thank you.
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On Sunday, 2012-12-02 at 21:30 +0530, nafisa mandliwala wrote:
I wanted to know what algorithm snapper uses for snapshotcomparison? From what i have interpreted, it does a block by block compare. I also wanted to know how the directories are 'diff'ed and if there is a scope of improvement in the current implementation. Also, if anyone has taken it up yet.
That seems to be a technical question, and as such, off-topic in this list. I suggest you remail to the plain opensuse mail list.
- -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. (from 12.1 x86_64 "Asparagus" at Telcontar)
On Sun, Dec 02, 2012 at 06:52:54PM +0100, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On Sunday, 2012-12-02 at 21:30 +0530, nafisa mandliwala wrote:
I wanted to know what algorithm snapper uses for snapshotcomparison? From what i have interpreted, it does a block by block compare. I also wanted to know how the directories are 'diff'ed and if there is a scope of improvement in the current implementation. Also, if anyone has taken it up yet.
That seems to be a technical question, and as such, off-topic in this list. I suggest you remail to the plain opensuse mail list.
Well, I expect Arvin, the author, is more likely on the opensuse-factory list and as this might be an enhancement I set the reply to accordingly.
Cheers,
Lars
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