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Date:      Thu, 28 Aug 2003 09:20:51 +0300
From:      Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net>
To:        vezku@surfeu.fi
Cc:        freebsd-performance@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Soft Update - directory/file listing
Message-ID:  <20030828062051.GE385@straylight.oblivion.bg>
In-Reply-To: <4064.62.142.81.6.1062049638.squirrel@redbull.tiscali.fi>
References:  <4064.62.142.81.6.1062049638.squirrel@redbull.tiscali.fi>

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On Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 08:47:18AM +0300, vezku@surfeu.fi wrote:
> Hey all,
>=20
> I'm having trouble with slow directory/file listing, which especially
> noticable with SSH. It can be noticed when doing "ls -l" (UID/GID
> resolving, sorting)on a directory that has only about 200
> files/subdirectories.
> My system is a 5.1-RELEASE, sparc64 on SUN250E (I first asked from the
> sparc64 list). There are about 5000 accounts on this server.

A quick shot in the dark: is the file listing also slow *without*
the uid/gid resolving?

> The file system does not have Soft Updates enabled. Would this help?
> Any similar experiences? All hints greatly appreciated. Thanks!

G'luck,
Peter

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