> From: Rogerio Brito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Dec 13 2000, Colin Watson wrote: > > Note, though, that ext2fs' linear directory searching makes it a > > poor choice for anything involving large numbers of entries in a > > single directory. ... >
> BTW, the "right" solution to thousands of small files would be > to hash them with some levels of directories (if possible -- > i.e., if you have the source code of the application). No, I don't think that's the "right" solution. That's a workaround for poor performance in the file system. The right solution probably would be for the file system to handle it so users (application programs) don't have to. Daniel -- Daniel Barclay [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hmm. A little worrisome: http://www.junkbusters.com/cgi-bin/privacy http://www.anonymizer.com/snoop.cgi )
