On Wed, 27 Aug 2003, Sean Chittenden wrote: > FreeBSD uses 16K blocks for its FS...
Actually, FreeBSD can use 8K blocks as well. The reason for using 16K blocks is not speeed, but to reduce filesystem overhead and, more importantly, to allow larger cylinder groups. But for a database with a lot of random access of small records, your caching will probably do better if you use 8K filesystem blocks; you're like to be able to effectively cache more data. cjs -- Curt Sampson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> +81 90 7737 2974 http://www.NetBSD.org Don't you know, in this new Dark Age, we're all light. --XTC ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html
