Hello, I am using fuse_dfs api along with hdfs. Fuse_dfs uses libhdfs to call the appropriate hdfs functions. I found that there are two variables used in hdfs - buffer size and blocksize. While the buffer size is 4096 bytes, the block size is 67108864 bytes (64MB). Could some please explain to me the difference between the two, and what is the use of having a 4K buffer for reads and writes.
Thanks, Aastha. -- Aastha Mehta Intern, NetApp, Bangalore 4th year undergraduate, BITS Pilani E-mail: aasth...@gmail.com
