Re: [PATCH] Use FIEMAP to sort .list files before scanning
> This patch changes the behavior of ensure_allinstfiles_available, so that it
> accesses the packages in the order of their .list files' physical locations on
> the harddisk, greatly reducing drive head movements.
> [...]
> The performance improvement is around 330% on my system: reinstalling a
> simple package takes 8 seconds instead of 27 seconds.
I don't mean to nag, but it has nearly been three months since I posted this,
and I have gotten no response. I experience the slowness of "Reading database"
on Debian computers every day, reminding me that I want this patch to go
upstream. What can I do?
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