IceFileSystem
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| Developer(s) | Leif Salomonsson |
|---|---|
| Full name | IceFileSystem |
| Partition identifier | 0x49434502 |
| Limits | |
| Max. volume size | <2 TB |
| Max. filename length | 107 (255) characters |
| Other | |
| Supported operating systems | MorphOS |
The IceFileSystem (IceFS) is a 64-bit journaling filesystem written in E for MorphOS. The design prioritizes reliability, scalability, efficiency, and speed. A keyfile is no longer required since version 2.8, when IceFS was released as freeware.
Technical
- Extent based space and file data layout.
- Main space allocator is based on the TLSF algorithm, adapted for on-disk storage.
- All metadata except extent headers are located in special extents called pools and use a local bitmap to keep track of free meta space. Metadata is very compact.
- Implementation uses two-level caching (sector + metadata).
- Implementation supports preallocation to minimize fragmentation (and increase speed) when several files are concurrently written to.
- Was originally supposed to have a tree-like lookup mechanism for directory entries, but this was reverted to a simple hash table for the 2.x version because the implementation was not finished.
— Leif Salomonsson, developer
Tools
The following command line and graphical MUI tools are included with IceFS:
- FSFormat - Generic formatting application (MUI)
- IceConfig - IceFS configuration application (MUI)
- IceInfo - Displays locks and notifys on IceFS volumes (MUI)
- IceCheck - Check integrity of on-disk layout (CLI)
- LogFileCtrl - Create and change size of logfiles (CLI)
- IceSalv - Simple file salvage tool (CLI)
- ShowLinks - Lists hard and soft links (CLI)
IceDoctor, a commercial tool for data recovery is also available from the developer.
See also
External links
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