Re: Disabling atime

[Aly Dharshi <aly dharshi telus net>]

> > If it's such a fundamental feature that should be kept around, why
> > have NFS optimization documents always recommended disabling atime
> > updates especially on servers where there is a lot of throughput?
> >
> > Just because it's a fundamental feature doesn't mean that it has to be
> > used. Fundamentally, my CPU can run at 2GHz all of the time that
> > doesn't mean that it should.  If 99% of the applications can do
> > without it and probably 99% of the people can as well, why not go
> > ahead and get disable it.
> >
> > Those that need atime will eventually figure out how to turn it on.
> > The potential for a better user experience as well possible power
> > savings seems to outweigh the fundamental feature argument.
> >
> >   


+1

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