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- From: cedman@714-725-3165.nts.uci.edu (Carl Edman)
- Subject: Re: What's a better block size for a Fuji 520M drive?
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- Date: 19 Aug 92 02:47:02 GMT
- References: <1992Aug19.013435.15349@leland.Stanford.EDU>
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- M Carling writes
- > If the disk could do it, and the computer could do it, 8K
- > blocks would be faster (not much) and increase capacity
- > (again not much). But unless you have just a few files each
- > of which is quite large, that is not an efficient way to use
- > space.
-
- I hesitate to disagree with M Carling, but I'm afraid that on at least one
- point he is mistaken. BSD FFS indeed uses 8 kByte blocks, but it is perfectly
- capable of putting several smaller files within one 8 kByte block. If my memory
- doesn't deceive me the size granularity for files smaller than 8 Kbytes is 1
- kByte.
-
- > Dan Quayle needs a new running mate.
- > George Bush undermines his chances of being re-elected Vice President.
-
- Well, what about Andre Marrou ? :-)
-
- Carl Edman
-