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Article #902Re: What's a better block size for a Fuji 520M drive?
From: Carl Edman
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 02:47
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 02:47
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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
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!wupost!usc!orion.oac.uci.edu!nntpsrv From: cedman@714-725-3165.nts.uci.edu (Carl Edman) Subject: Re: What's a better block size for a Fuji 520M drive? Nntp-Posting-Host: 714-725-3165.nts.uci.edu Message-ID: <2A91B626.15946@orion.oac.uci.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin Reply-To: cedman@golem.ps.uci.edu (Carl Edman) Lines: 19 Date: 19 Aug 92 02:47:02 GMT References: <1992Aug19.013435.15349@leland.Stanford.EDU>