Re: svn commit: r468373 - in /httpd/httpd/trunk: CHANGES modules/cache/mod_cache.c modules/cache/mod_cache.h modules/cache/mod_disk_cache.c modules/cache/mod_disk_cache.h modules/cache/mod_mem_cache.c

[Graham Leggett]

Davi Arnaut wrote:

Because the data is already in memory. Why should I write something to
disk, erase it from memory, and read it again shortly ? Why should I
take care of something that is the job of the OS ? Why should I trash
the VM constantly ?

Regards,
Graham
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Because reading slowly from a cache disk is less resource intensive than reading from CGI, proxy, slow NFS drives, etc. And reading from cache disk gives you SENDFILE. Try it out, you will see.

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