Re: [gentoo-user] Fast file system for cache directory with lot's of files

[Michael Hampicke]

Am 13.08.2012 16:52, schrieb Michael Mol:
> On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 10:42 AM, Michael Hampicke <mgehampicke@×××××.com>wrote:
>
>> Have you indexed your ext4 partition?
>>>
>>> # tune2fs -O dir_index /dev/your_partition
>>> # e2fsck -D /dev/your_partition
>>>
>> Hi, the dir_index is active. I guess that's why delete operations take as
>> long as they take (index has to be updated every time)
>>
>
> 1) Scan for files to remove
> 2) disable index
> 3) Remove files
> 4) enable index
>
> ?
>

That's what I love about gentoo-users :) , I would never have thought of
that myself. I will try this and see how much of an performance gain
there is. Disabling the index should only require a 'mount -o remount' I
guess.