Josselin Mouette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Le jeudi 12 mai 2005 à 18:32 -0700, Thomas Bushnell BSG a écrit : >> > You said it: there is a cache. After the first access, the directory >> > will be in the cache. Making all of this a purely imaginary problem. >> >> The whole directory is in the cache? I don't think so. Remember, >> that in between each lookup, a library gets searched, which probably >> flushes the entire cache. > > Currently, on my 256 MB machine, the kernel is using 60 MB for the > cache. I think this is enough to include a few directory blocks, > especially some as frequently used as /usr/lib.
If it doesn't while loading an application then something is seriously wrong or you will be swapping. But the problem remains that you have to look at each dire entry in unhashed ext2/3, fat or minix. MfG Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]