The VERITAS File System (VxFS) provides enhancements that
can be used by applications that require certain performance features.
This chapter describes cache advisories and provides information
about fixed extent sizes and reservation of space for a file.
If you are writing applications, you can optimize them for
use with the VxFS. To optimize VxFS for use with applications, see Chapter 2 “VxFS Performance: Creating,
Mounting, and Tuning File Systems”.
The following topics are covered in this chapter: