From 8dc76eeeb03d45b7b9e4e7c053878f7564674e55 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "elisa-laajakaista.fi!szaka" Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 22:27:04 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] ntfsclone TODO update (Logical change 1.588) --- TODO.ntfsprogs | 18 +++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/TODO.ntfsprogs b/TODO.ntfsprogs index 7845f96e..24a9ec56 100644 --- a/TODO.ntfsprogs +++ b/TODO.ntfsprogs @@ -24,11 +24,27 @@ Thanks, * ntfsclone * ************* -- get rid of the unneeded lseek()'s during reads/writes +- get rid of the unneeded lseek()'s during reads/writes (probably it + doesn't improve performance much, or any at all) - catch if source and dest are the same - add dd's noerror option - disable consistency check for --metadata (e.g. if the check is crashing) +- ignore consistency check (different than "disabling" fsck) - make "wiped", etc statistic variables long long +- option: --inode +- option: --data +- metadata cloning: skip more non-needed inodes +- manual: document LFS issues (smbfs' lfs option, nfs) +- manual: mention optimized seeks +- manual: optimal backup if disks have bad sectors +- manual: ntfsclone guarantees the restored image works only + if one restores to the exactly same partition. For example, + one can not copy system partition to a different partition: + minimum "hidden sectors" field and BOOT.INI need modifications. + We could do these adjustments optionally. +- check if kernel block size = GCD(page size, device size) makes + effect on performance (Al Viro says no) +- check whether the O_WRONLY -> O_RDWR change made effect on performance ***********