[SLL] limit on number of files in a directory and hashed dir vs. flat dir file access time

[Brian Hatch]

Nigh 2007-10-31 20:20 -0800, Chuck Wolber interposed:

> I disagree with the premise of his test. You cannot use "ls" and "rm" in a 

You can use 'ls -f' to disable sorting.  It's the sorting that kills you
with large numbers of files.  If you don't care about showing them in
order, '-f' is your friend.

That said, I thinking rolling your own use of 'opendir / readdir' is
better than relying on a separate tool when writing performance tests.



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