On 22-Jun-00 Luigi Rizzo wrote:
> that sounds insane! Because a name is a name, why dont they call
> those files xx/yy/zz/tt.html and the like, to get down to a more
> reasonable # of files per directory.
>
> Or use a single file and a cgi which extracts things from the right place.
> In such a context, i assume that the best place to do the name lookup
> is in the app, not in the kernel.
Yeah.. This is why databases where invented :)
FYI 40000 in a directory really makes directory listings slow.. 2 million would
suck :)
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