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author | Frank Baker <fbaker@hdfgroup.org> | 2001-08-02 16:10:11 (GMT) |
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committer | Frank Baker <fbaker@hdfgroup.org> | 2001-08-02 16:10:11 (GMT) |
commit | cc9452e346694f69288ba8d152f41fa65e475ff8 (patch) | |
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[svn-r4303] Purpose:
Bringing 'last minute' release branch edits into development branch.
Description:
Chunking.html, Filters.html, and Performance.html
Added links, with explanatory note, from the first 2 files above
to the new freespace management section in Performance.html.
Platforms tested:
IE 5
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diff --git a/doc/html/Filters.html b/doc/html/Filters.html index e4efc5f..f292bfd 100644 --- a/doc/html/Filters.html +++ b/doc/html/Filters.html @@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ <h2>1. Introduction</h2> - <p>HDF5 allows chunked data to pass through user-defined filters + <p>HDF5 allows chunked data<sup><a href="#fn1">1</a></sup> + to pass through user-defined filters on the way to or from disk. The filters operate on chunks of an <code>H5D_CHUNKED</code> dataset can be arranged in a pipeline so output of one filter becomes the input of the next filter. @@ -507,6 +508,21 @@ H5Z: filter statistics accumulated over life of library: <hr> + + + <p><a name="fn1">Footnote 1:</a> Dataset chunks can be compressed + through the use of filters. Developers should be aware that + reading and rewriting compressed chunked data can result in holes + in an HDF5 file. In time, enough such holes can increase the + file size enough to impair application or library performance + when working with that file. See + “<a href="Performance.html#Freespace">Freespace Management</a>” + in the chapter + “<a href="Performance.html">Performance Analysis and Issues</a>.” + + + +<hr> <center> <table border=0 width=98%> <tr><td valign=top align=left> @@ -554,7 +570,7 @@ H5Z: filter statistics accumulated over life of library: <!-- Created: Fri Apr 17 13:39:35 EDT 1998 --> <!-- hhmts start --> -Last modified: 17 December 1999 +Last modified: 2 August 2001 <!-- hhmts end --> <br> |