Re: [squid-users] squid with linux or freeBSD?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lightfoot.Michael" <Lightfoot.Michael@comcare.gov.au>
To: <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 1:03 PM
Subject: RE: [squid-users] squid with linux or freeBSD?

> >
> > > In the case of squid, it actually doesn't. Most cacheable
> > squid objects
> > > are small (< 2KBytes). They often only occupy a single
> > disk block (<=
> > > 512Bytes). With multiple cache_dirs you are allowing squid
> > to manage
> > > its own "striping" which it does quite well thank you.
> >
> > yes cache objects are small but the question is how big is
> > your stripped
> > size? is your stripped size suited for average cache objects?
> >
> Read my last sentence above. You are talking about fiddling with all
> sorts of obscure things which may or may not result in performance gains
> (and may break your system horribly if you get it wrong.) Doing nothing
> and letting squid do all the work is just as good (if not better in many
> cases.) Why bother unless you have nothing better to do than fiddle
> with things?

or you dont understand what im talking about strip size for raid 0?

average cache object size is around 13kb, you can tune your strip size
suited for that average cache objects...

> I get paid to spend my time on more productive things. :-)

who cares? :->

fooler.
Received on Wed Apr 30 2003 - 23:51:45 MDT