mqueue.in and mqueue

[paddy]

On Thu, Jan 27, 2005 at 08:17:59PM +0100, Mike wrote:
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On
> >Behalf Of Chris Conn
> >
> >It would be even less if it is from RAM to disk instead of same-disk to
> >same-disk though would it not?
>
> I don't think so. When a file is moved on the same partition, the only
> thing that is changed, are the inodes, nothing more. When you're copying
> from ram, the complete file has to be copied. Moving from ram to disk
> is faster than from one disk partition to another disk partition, but
> not as fast as moving on the same disk partition. As the file size
> increases, so does the time to move it. This is not so when you stay
> on one disk partition (inode only).

Ah! but you still have to put the file on the disk in the first place,
so you've saved one move! ;)

Regards,
Paddy
--
Perl 6 will give you the big knob. -- Larry Wall

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