Re: some performance data

Michael Price <mprice@atl.lmco.com> writes:

> > So the network shouldn't have been the issue here. To verify this,
> > can you run an ethereal trace

Or set http-debug = 130 in .subversion/servers.

> > and see if the final REPORT
> > request/response is as small as I expect?
> >
> > Assuming that's true, why does it take so long to read all those entry
> > files? For example, when I run 'svn up' on my svn tree, it takes 1.4
> > seconds:

I assume that's when the OS cache contains the working copy? On my
Linux system the first run of 'svn up' takes four times as long as
subsequent runs, the difference is all disk activity.

> The number of "little" files in the .svn directories does matter if the
> working copy is on a network filesystem.
>
> Of course, we are past the point where this can be easily fixed but I
> thought I'd mention it (again).

I wouldn't say it's too late. You *will* need to do something more
concrete that just "mention it" though. Mentioning it lots of
times doesn't count.

-- 
Philip Martin
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