On Fri, 4 May 2007, Eric W. Biederman wrote: > Given that small block sizes give us better storage efficiency, > which means less disk bandwidth used, which means less time > to get the data off of a slow disk (especially if you can > put multiple files you want simultaneously in that same space). > I'm not convinced that large block sizes are a clear disk performance > advantage, so we should not neglect the small file sizes.
And the 50% gain in the benchmarks means what? That the device manufacturers have to redesign their chips? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/