From: utzoo!decvax!wivax!dyer
Newsgroups: net.wanted
Title: Re: restor which organizes files
Article-I.D.: wivax.4914
Posted: Thu Feb  3 00:28:27 1983
Received: Thu Feb  3 08:35:12 1983
References: amd70.1356

Actually, a dump-mkfs-(icheck -s)-restor reorganizes the layout of data
blocks within a file system to their "optimal" value.  That is, during a
mkfs (or "icheck -s"), the free list is sorted to minimize latency between
successive reads (as delivered, for an RP03--it might be necessary to tweak
the parameters for other disk hardware.)

So, the actual block addresses in which files reside will not remain the
same between a full dump/mkfs/restor.

Steve Dyer
sdyer@bbn-unix