Try running the same test, but with the following changes:
10000 1K files spread evenly over (10|1) director(ies|y).
For small files in particular (and 1K is pretty small...) the also try telling us what the value of the -notails is on your Reiserfs mount.
Both XFS and Reiserfs are more complex, but they have a tendency to "scale" better. This scaling is primarily in the directory sizes, but also counts in filesystem sizes as well.
They have different design goals. Try adding this to your test:
Add files, delete them, type sync and hard poweroff the machine. How long does it take to reboot? Now try this with 20Gb and 100Gb filesystems.
To some extent for a test of the type that you are performing, you would expect them all to perform roughly the same. You have not seen that, however...
Remember the cardinal rule in testing: One test does not a benchmark make!
Target this at the Digital Camera market!
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There is a similar device, Mindsgear Digital Wallet, that gets a fair bit of usage.
Why? Because portably media is _small_. And holidays are _long_. I would love to have something like this for my upcoming three week holiday, cause then I can take all the pictures I want, and go through them when I get home. I don't knwo about you, but I hate reviewing on the LCD on the camera.
This has the advantage over the Digital wallet, since it can also be used when I am not on holidays as a portable MP3 player!
Why not take a laptop?
a) I don't have one.
b) size
c) convenience (batteries are much easier to get)
d) battery life (I hope)
-- Paul
How does this compare to Mindsgear Digital Wallet?
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The whole sound thing is what I have been long wanting in a digital wallet, since it makes it so much more useful, so much mor often.
However, the user interface on the mine seems a little cluncky, did anyone see an easy way to move files off of a (smartmedia|compactflash) pcmcia card onto the harddisk?
Also,it runs linux itself, A cut down version, but still linux, but, it only ever mentions Windows drivers anywhere. Is it compatible with Linux? In particular does it work with the usb-storage module in 2.4?
The Digital wallet works under Linux, but only has USB support, it cannot act as a netork appliance.
Hmm. More questions that answers until the device is released I guess.
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Try running the same test, but with the following changes:
10000 1K files spread evenly over (10|1) director(ies|y).
For small files in particular (and 1K is pretty small...) the also try telling us what the value of the -notails is on your Reiserfs mount.
Both XFS and Reiserfs are more complex, but they have a tendency to "scale" better. This scaling is primarily in the directory sizes, but also counts in filesystem sizes as well.
They have different design goals. Try adding this to your test:
Add files, delete them, type sync and hard poweroff the machine. How long does it take to reboot? Now try this with 20Gb and 100Gb filesystems.
To some extent for a test of the type that you are performing, you would expect them all to perform roughly the same. You have not seen that, however...
Remember the cardinal rule in testing: One test does not a benchmark make!
There is a similar device, Mindsgear Digital Wallet, that gets a fair bit of usage.
Why? Because portably media is _small_. And holidays are _long_. I would love to have something like this for my upcoming three week holiday, cause then I can take all the pictures I want, and go through them when I get home. I don't knwo about you, but I hate reviewing on the LCD on the camera.
This has the advantage over the Digital wallet, since it can also be used when I am not on holidays as a portable MP3 player!
Why not take a laptop?
a) I don't have one.
b) size
c) convenience (batteries are much easier to get)
d) battery life (I hope)
-- Paul
The whole sound thing is what I have been long wanting in a digital wallet, since it makes it so much more useful, so much mor often.
However, the user interface on the mine seems a little cluncky, did anyone see an easy way to move files off of a (smartmedia|compactflash) pcmcia card onto the harddisk?
Also,it runs linux itself, A cut down version, but still linux, but, it only ever mentions Windows drivers anywhere. Is it compatible with Linux? In particular does it work with the usb-storage module in 2.4?
The Digital wallet works under Linux, but only has USB support, it cannot act as a netork appliance.
Hmm. More questions that answers until the device is released I guess.