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On Wed, Jun 02, 2004 at 04:11:27PM -0400, VaX#n8 wrote:
> Some file systems seem to allocate (via hashinit) one hash bucket
> for every desired vnode, (isn't that wasteful?), others some fraction
> of that.  Some file systems, like fdesc, allocate a fixed number
> (in TCFS, merely 16!), which seems undesirable.  What should TCFS
> allocate?  Consensus would seem to suggest desiredvnodes.

No, because then you aren't hashing. I'd say start with sixteen, or one=20
sixteenth of desiredvnodes.

It is especially wasteful as if you're using layered vnodes, you will=20
never have more than half of desiredvnodes in your hash table.

You also can change the value later.

Take care,

Bill

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