Re: Relative performance of http:// vs. svn://

>>>>> "Jean-Marc" == Jean-Marc Godbout <jmgodbout@gmail.com> writes:

 Jean-Marc> In fact, there are two issues for "ls". 1. Issue 1161:
 Jean-Marc> Too many packets being sent. This is especially costful in
 Jean-Marc> high latency networks.

The statement I just saw was different -- too many request/response
exchanges.

Sending lots of packets is not always costly even on high latency
networks. If the network stack has adequate buffering, and the
application can "just pour packets down the pipe" then things will go
fast even on high latency networks.

Conversely, if the application sends a packet, waits for a response,
sends another packet, etc., then its performance will be terrible on
ANY network.

Applications like Subversion, when doing "bulk" operations, need to
work hard to avoid request/response operation. A checkout is a nice
example of how you want things to operate: once it's in progress, the
server just sends a long stream of data. That's the right way for any
network.

        paul

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Received on Tue Sep 20 20:26:12 2005