Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2005 20:24:56 -0600 From: Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> To: Peter Hessler <phessler@coverity.com> Cc: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Subject: Re: NFS small files Message-ID: <422E5E78.3000703@centtech.com> In-Reply-To: <20050309005628.5C6D1908B8@coverity.dreamhost.com> References: <20050309005628.5C6D1908B8@coverity.dreamhost.com>
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Peter Hessler wrote: > I'm setting up an NFS server to be used for compiling, and it seems that > while speeds are acceptable for large files, small files take much > longer than expected. > > Copying 10000 16K files (in a directory) takes 54seconds, while copying > a 170M single file takes 5s. > > Are there any tricks for speeding up small file performance? I'm > willing to give up large file performance. What mount options are you using on the client? -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Anderson Sr. Systems Administrator Centaur Technology I have seen the future and it is just like the present, only longer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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