Clive McBarton wrote:
Good point, that is probably important. ext3.
Well then I would suggest going through the tune2fs(8) manpage and find out what could be.. tuned. You know what? I think your first suggestion is a good one - look at the mount count configuration for a starter.
If nothing works for you, you'll have to study the filesystem in depth.The question is, then, as usual; why is it important? (Sorry to ask again, maybe you don't think it is relevant.)
-thib