Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1759390AbZASLRr (ORCPT ); Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:17:47 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1756551AbZASLRj (ORCPT ); Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:17:39 -0500 Received: from earthlight.etchedpixels.co.uk ([81.2.110.250]:37977 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754861AbZASLRi (ORCPT ); Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:17:38 -0500 Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:17:45 +0000 From: Alan Cox To: Jan Engelhardt Cc: sam@ravnborg.org, Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: kbuild: install to a single directory Message-ID: <20090119111745.404e2794@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.5.0 (GTK+ 2.12.12; x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Organization: Red Hat UK Cyf., Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1TE, Y Deyrnas Gyfunol. Cofrestrwyd yng Nghymru a Lloegr o'r rhif cofrestru 3798903 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 679 Lines: 19 On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:17:16 +0100 (CET) Jan Engelhardt wrote: > Hi, > > > > This proposed change will collect all kernel modules in the > single directory, e.g. /lib/modules/2.6.29-rc2/kernel/, without > any further directory structure. About 475 inodes (with > almost-allmodconfig) less are used, which should result > in faster directory traversal (less seeks). What do your benchmark numbers look like ? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/