performance - The max number of files in one directory? -
is there limitation on number of files in 1 directory (in host) ?
if have directory 30k (named 1 3ok) files , 1 10 there major difference in performance fetch specific files ?
thanx
it depends file system type. answer on question find out in current file system type spec.
archlinux wiki perfomance optimizing page
summary:
- xfs: excellent performance large files. low speed small files. choice /home. -reiserfs: excellent performance small files. choice /var.
- ext3: average performance, reliable.
- ext4: great overall performance, reliable,has performance issues sqlite , other databases.
- jfs: overall performance, low cpu usage, extremely fast resume after power failure.
- btrfs: best overall performance (with compression) , lots of features. still in heavy development , supported, considered unstable. not use filesystem yet unless know doing , prepared potential data loss.
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