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Check if we have enough space left before proceeding #6

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mpenkov opened this issue Oct 4, 2017 · 0 comments

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mpenkov commented Oct 4, 2017

To process an X GB file, we need X GB to split the file.

To sort a Yz GB intermediate file (each column takes up a different amount of space), we need Y GB. We perform several sorts at once.

So, in total we need X + N*Yz GB, where N is the number of subprocesses doing the sorting.

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