it that a bug?

[Gerald Carter]

On Sun, 8 Apr 2001, derek wrote:

>        Everything looks fine. But when one directory on SGI machine
> contain about 3800 files, when any NT computer try to read that
> directory, it freeze up the the linux PC. The usage jump to "12" when
> I use the command "uptime". After for a while, it kills http, mysql,
> saying "VM kill the httpd ..." something like that.
>
>        I try to do it with the "ulimite" to give more file readings at
> the same time. But it doesnot make any difference.
>
>        My file system is "ext2" with kernel 2.2.12. I try that with
> kernel 2.2.17. But it's same.

I think it is a known bug with ext2 and large directories.  Can you hash
the directory structure some to decrease the number of files per
directory?










cheers, jerry
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