Re: Linux 2.5 / 2.6 TODO (preliminary)

From: Kenneth C. Arnold (kcarnold@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Jun 01 2000 - 01:30:53 EST


> N!!!! dev_t resizing. This is absolutely vital for a whole bunch of reasons.

Can we assume that such a high priority (if N = 3, ((3!)!)! == 720! ==
one heck of a huge number (bc will run it for you)) is okay with everybody?
If so, there better be a patch soon... ;)

> > Replace the cache of filenames in the VFS with a B+ tree
> > algorithm.
>
> B-trees and derivatives are good on-disk structures. They aren't
> particularly optimal in-memory structures.

So what should I put there instead?

Kenneth

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