Alexander Best <[email protected]> writes: > the current maximum buffer limit of fetch(1) actually is around 1G. i > think 1M is not enough, because if people are pulling data over fast > lines they'll have almost constant disk writes. how about 100M then? > ;)
Large buffer sizes are *not* better, since fetch(1) will alternate between filling the buffer and writing it to disk. The buffer should not be too small, but it should not be too large either; the sweet spot is somewhere around 128 kB. > on the other hand why have a maximum limit? if people want to have a > buffer of 100 gigabyte why shouldn't they? it's their decision > actually. Good point... although if they set it too high, either malloc(3) will fail - if they're lucky - or fetch(1) will crash when the system runs out of physical RAM and swap, and they'll have to start over. DES -- Dag-Erling Smørgrav - [email protected] _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
