> We have a similar problem with databases: reports that need to scan an > entire database fill the database cache with unnecessary data, while > only a fraction of the database is usually active. In the database > package I am familiar with, you can set a parameter that limits how much > database cache the reports are allowed to use. It seems like a similar > parameter for file system cache could be created for programs like > slocate. what you mention actually exists, it's called O_DIRECT. however that only works for data, not filesystem metadata. slocate only does metadata so it doesn't gain from this....
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