https://wiki.linux.edu/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:27:18 +0000 FeedCreator 1.8 https://wiki.linux.edu/_media/wiki/dokuwiki.svg https://wiki.linux.edu/ https://wiki.linux.edu/pventi/start?rev=1271359142&do=diff PVenti is a new filesystem drawing on the Plan 9 Venti storage server with updates to reflect more modern assumptions about data storage. Venti is a block storage system where blocks are identified by a hash of their contents rather than by a fixed block number. When designed, it was assumed that massive storage would require the use of WORM media in a jukebox and that that media would have a lifetime in the tens of years. Thus, Venti does not maintain refcounts on blocks. Instead, once created… anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:19:02 +0000