Is it advisable to run xfs_fsr regularly to reduce the fragmentation in xfs filesystems?

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Issue

  • Fragmentation factor for xfs filesystem is close to 90%.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Scalable Filesystem Add-on
  • XFS

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