Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 29 Mar 1999 11:11:25 -0500 | From | "Allan M. Wind" <> | Subject | Re: multiply files in one (was GNU/Linux stance by Richard Stallman) |
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On Sat, Mar 27, 1999 at 06:22:55PM -0800, Larry McVoy wrote:
> The conclusion that I came to as a result of looking at this (and a lot > more) data was that the wrong thing to do is worry about single files. > What you want to do is to figure out how to put mutiple files in one > "file" - essentially make tar be a part of the file system where you put > related files in the same "tarball". Then when you access any file - > metadata or data - then you schlep in the entire tarball and explode it > in memory. Food for thought.
I think the idea is flawed.
You're building a filesystem in a filesystem to overcome your "non-optimal" original file system. Either replace your original fs or create your tar file.
Stacker (& later a MS deviate) under that other OS did something like that and compressed the volume as well. I think the product was pretty successful (MS stole the code) but I don't know how good the "technology" is (you still need information to locate your "file", access it and decompress it - what happens when you extend a "file" etc).
As a side note (aprox current US prices):
9.1 GB UW-SCSI, 7200 rpm harddrive: ~$290 18 GB UW-SCSI, 7200 rpm harddrive: ~$600
I paid ~$600 for a 9.1 GB about a year ago (and I still have 2 GB free). E.g. the pace of technology is probably against your idea.
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