From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Nov 3 14:42:26 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA25715 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Tue, 3 Nov 1998 14:42:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from hera.webcom.com (hera.webcom.com [209.1.28.42]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA25708 for ; Tue, 3 Nov 1998 14:42:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from graeme@echidna.com) Received: from eresh.webcom.com (eresh.webcom.com [209.1.28.49]) by hera.webcom.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id VAA01392; Tue, 3 Nov 1998 21:42:15 -0800 Received: from [209.122.117.150] by inanna.webcom.com (WebCom SMTP 1.2.1) with SMTP id 5127188; Tue Nov 03 14:40 PST 1998 Message-Id: <363F86F7.61889134@echidna.com> Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1998 17:43:04 -0500 From: Graeme Tait Organization: Echidna X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.02 [en]C-DIAL (Win95; U) Mime-Version: 1.0 To: John Sconiers Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: File system performance References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG John Sconiers wrote: > > > I have a situation that involves manipulating large numbers of small > > files of about 1k each. I recently noticed a strange performance > > comparison between my "play" system (a 486-DX2/66/16MB with > > run-of-the-mill IDE drives and a Promise caching controller, running > > 2.2.6R) and "production" system (Pentium-II/400/256MB with Ultra 2 LVD > > SCSI and 4.5GB Seagate Cheetah drives, running 2.2.7S/CAM). > > How big is the IDE drive 540MB (a 4 yr old WD drive). -- Graeme Tait - Echidna To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message