Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 12:41:18 +0200 From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@dk.tfs.com> To: Michael Hancock <michaelh@cet.co.jp> Cc: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@dk.tfs.com>, fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: the namei cache... Message-ID: <801.861878478@critter> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 24 Apr 1997 19:39:12 %2B0900." <Pine.SV4.3.95.970424193241.13258B-100000@parkplace.cet.co.jp>
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In message <Pine.SV4.3.95.970424193241.13258B-100000@parkplace.cet.co.jp>, Mich ael Hancock writes: >On Thu, 24 Apr 1997, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > >> >What's wrong with relying on the hash? >> >> It's not needed. > >How would the link list version fare under degenerate cases like large >directories? yes, for those directories. >With hashing you can work on the hashing algorithm. Btw, what is the hash >key now? vp+name[20]? directory vnode v_id + the regular namei hash. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | phk@FreeBSD.ORG FreeBSD Core-team. http://www.freebsd.org/~phk | phk@login.dknet.dk Private mailbox. whois: [PHK] | phk@tfs.com TRW Financial Systems, Inc. Power and ignorance is a disgusting cocktail.
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