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On Thu, Apr 10, 2003 at 10:30:05AM -0500, Brian Jackson wrote: > Dominik, > I've been wondering if stuffed files are more than just a size benefit. Do > they offer anything in perfomance? Just curious. They save reading an additional data block. Unlike ext2, ogfs uses a whole block for each inode. Since the inode data uses only 232 bytes, most files in a typical system fit into their inode block completely. It can save a lot of access time for small files, especially since the data could be anywhere on the disk, not necessarily near the inode block. Bye Dominik ^_^ ^_^ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The debugger for complex code. Debugging C/C++ programs can leave you feeling lost and disoriented. TotalView can help you find your way. Available on major UNIX and Linux platforms. Try it free. www.etnus.com _______________________________________________ Opengfs-devel mailing list Opengfs-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opengfs-devel