>
> >> don't these ghost entries hamper performance, albeit possibly by a
> >> negligible amount. I would think that these ghost entries get processed
> >> along with the other entries whenever the directory is accessed. And if
> >> this utility is made other file system optimization options can be thrown
> >> in. Perhaps the directory entries can be sorted by their last access
> date
> >> as the directory is compacted so as to improve file access performance.
> > But keeping the directory sorted will cost you probably more than you
> gain.
> >And you have completely forgotten the dchache. So the used files will be
> >in it and so they won't be looked up on the disk..
> >
>
> I said run the utility "periodically", this doesn't mean all the time.
> Perhaps once a week along with a fsck.
With fsck probably not ;) (The fs would have to be unmounted). I don't
think it will speed up things considerably but maybe...
Cheers Honza
PS: I think the best will be to wait for btrees in ext3...
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