Hello, I had this idea on 2021-11-07, then I thought it was wrong/stupid, now I've asked AI and it said it was actually not bad, so I'm bringing it forward now: Imagine the following scenarios: * You need to delete tens of thousands of files. * You need to change the permissions, ownership, or security context (chmod, chown, chcon) for tens of thousands of files. * You need to update timestamps for tens of thousands of files. All these operations are currently relatively slow because they are executed sequentially, generating significant I/O overhead. What if these operations could be spooled and performed as a single transaction? By bundling metadata updates into one atomic operation, such tasks could become near-instant or significantly faster. This would also reduce the number of writes, leading to less wear and tear on storage devices. Does this idea make sense? If it already exists, or if there’s a reason it wouldn’t work, please let me know. Best regards, Artem
