John Melesky wrote: >> I just learned that NFS does not use a file system cache on the client side. > > That's ... incorrect. NFS is cache-capable. NFSv3 (I think? It may have been v2) started sending > metadata on file operations that was intended to allow for client-side caches. NFSv4 added all sorts > of stateful behavior which allows for much more aggressive caching. What do you mean by "allows"? Does it cache files in memory or not? Do you need additional software? Special configuration? > Where did you read that you could not use caching with NFS? I have it by hearsay from somebody who seemed knowledgable, and the existence of CacheFS seemed to indicate it was true. Yours, Laurenz Albe
