Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site tolerant.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!oliveb!tolerant!dws From: dws@tolerant.UUCP (Dave W. Smith) Newsgroups: net.database Subject: Re: UNIX + database Message-ID: <136@tolerant.UUCP> Date: Fri, 23-Aug-85 13:17:33 EDT Article-I.D.: tolerant.136 Posted: Fri Aug 23 13:17:33 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 26-Aug-85 01:32:15 EDT References: <164@3comvax.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Tolerant Systems, Inc. San Jose, CA Lines: 13 > Some people say that 'extent-based' file systems are inherently > faster than unix's. > ... So, what are your opinions? > Michael Shannon ({ihnp4,hplabs}!oliveb!3comvax!mikes) We built extents into our rewrite of the Unix file system, and allow primary and secondary extent sizes of 1K to a current max of 8Mb. Avoiding indirect blocks when dealing with big files is *really* nice. -- David W. Smith {ucbvax}!tolerant!dws Tolerant Systems, Inc. 408/946-5667