From: Rogier Wolff Subject: Re: Large directories and poor order correlation Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:33:00 +0100 Message-ID: <20110315143300.GC1699@bitwizard.nl> References: <4D7E7990.90209@cfl.rr.com> <4D7E7C7F.1040509@redhat.com> <4D7E8005.4030201@cfl.rr.com> <20110314215249.GE8120@thunk.org> <4D7EA83D.20400@cfl.rr.com> <20110315001448.GG8120@thunk.org> <4D7F7134.7080209@cfl.rr.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: Ted Ts'o , Eric Sandeen , "linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org" To: Phillip Susi Return-path: Received: from cust-95-128-94-82.breedbanddelft.nl ([95.128.94.82]:47142 "HELO abra2.bitwizard.nl" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1753304Ab1COOdE (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:33:04 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4D7F7134.7080209@cfl.rr.com> Sender: linux-ext4-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 10:01:24AM -0400, Phillip Susi wrote: > To try and clarify this point a bit, are you saying that applications > like tar and rsync should be patched to sort the directory by inode > number, rather than it being the job of the fs to return entries in a > good order? IMHO, it is the job of the FS to perform well in common cases. Roger. -- ** R.E.Wolff@BitWizard.nl ** http://www.BitWizard.nl/ ** +31-15-2600998 ** ** Delftechpark 26 2628 XH Delft, The Netherlands. KVK: 27239233 ** *-- BitWizard writes Linux device drivers for any device you may have! --* Q: It doesn't work. A: Look buddy, doesn't work is an ambiguous statement. Does it sit on the couch all day? Is it unemployed? Please be specific! Define 'it' and what it isn't doing. --------- Adapted from lxrbot FAQ