Re: [Ext2-devel] disk throughput

From: Alex Bligh - linux-kernel (linux-kernel@alex.org.uk)
Date: Mon Nov 05 2001 - 04:45:05 EST

Next message: Daniel Phillips: "Re: Ext2 directory index, updated"
Previous message: Gerd Knorr: "Re: [V4L] Re: [RFC] alternative kernel multimedia API"
In reply to: Albert D. Cahalan: "Re: [Ext2-devel] disk throughput"
Next in thread: Alex Bligh - linux-kernel: "Re: [Ext2-devel] disk throughput"
Reply: Alex Bligh - linux-kernel: "Re: [Ext2-devel] disk throughput"
Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]

--On Monday, 05 November, 2001 12:54 AM -0500 "Albert D. Cahalan"
<acahalan@cs.uml.edu> wrote:

> By putting directories far apart, you leave room for regular
> files (added at some future time) to be packed close together.

Mmmm... but if you read ahead your directories (see lkml passim)
I'd be prepared to be the gain here is either minimized, or
negative.

--
Alex Bligh
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/

Next message: Daniel Phillips: "Re: Ext2 directory index, updated"
Previous message: Gerd Knorr: "Re: [V4L] Re: [RFC] alternative kernel multimedia API"
In reply to: Albert D. Cahalan: "Re: [Ext2-devel] disk throughput"
Next in thread: Alex Bligh - linux-kernel: "Re: [Ext2-devel] disk throughput"
Reply: Alex Bligh - linux-kernel: "Re: [Ext2-devel] disk throughput"
Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]

This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Wed Nov 07 2001 - 21:00:25 EST