Alex Rousskov wrote:
> IMHO, you are trying to solve the right problem with the wrong
> tools: If you are lucky, implementing complex and tricky MemPools will
> save some 32-48 bytes per object while eliminating memory-resident
> StoreEntry and related objects (so that *all* per-object info except,
> maybe, disk "address" is stored on disk until needed) will address the
> root of the problem. Thus, IMO, your solution is a complex temporary
> workaround until the "right thing" can be done.
And there currently is at least one implementation using "the right
approach", based on a variant of the reiserfs filesystem on Linux. In
there the whole cache maintenance is moved to the file system. Squid
only stuffs content there and retreives objects as needed.
/Henrik
Received on Wed Nov 01 2000 - 15:14:56 MST
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