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

[Rob Smith]

On 11/4/07, Brian Hatch <bri at ifokr.org> wrote:
> This way each run has absolutely no kernel cache to work with, a
> clean footprint at the beginning of each test, and no possibility
> of extraneous processes.

Also, you should use the sync syscalls or program to verify the disk
writes are done before the read attempts are even made.

~Rob