X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,TW_CG X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <20100530170747.GA8605@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> References: <20100530170747.GA8605@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 12:51:31 -0700 Subject: Re: Cygwin Performance and stat() From: "Christopher Wingert" To: cygwin@cygwin.com User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.20 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com I assume POSIX compatibility. However, I bet there are cases where one can sacrifice compatibility for performance (configurable with an environment flag of course). See http://marc.info/?l=git&m=122278284210941 for an example. > On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 08:54:10AM -0700, Christopher Wingert wrote: >>I was looking into speeding up stat() performance. More specifically >>bash, ls, test, stat performance. I've seen the subject come up before. >>Git recently implemented a native Win32 work around. Are there any >> cygwin >>patches around? > > If there was a way to make stat() faster why wouldn't it be in the source > code already? > > cgf > > -- > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > > -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple