> > > > - are symlinks really fast? > > >Quite, except on NFS.
> > could you be more specific? could you describe a situation where > > symlinks would slow-down things and a possible solution eliminating > > thesymlink? > Normally, no NFS data is cached on the client, which means that for > a small file, accessed via a symlink, the time to get the file will > be twice, because the server will be contacted once to resolve the > symlink, and a second time to access the file. This can get quite > slow if you've got bad latency. > Solution: don't use symlink forests on NFS exported volumes. why not have symlink resolving done by the server? AFAIK there's no need for the client to know about symlinks! > Phil. -- Otavio Exel /<\oo/>\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
