From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: PFC Subject: Re: Reiser4 und LZO compression Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:45:59 +0200 Message-ID: References: <20060827003426.GB5204@martell.zuzino.mipt.ru> <44F322A6.9020200@namesys.com> <20060828173721.GA11332@hello-penguin.com> <44F332D6.6040209@namesys.com> <1156801705.2969.6.camel@nigel.suspend2.net> <20060829045937.GA9181@localhost.hsdv.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Errors-To: flx@namesys.com In-Reply-To: <20060829045937.GA9181@localhost.hsdv.com> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; format="flowed"; delsp="yes"; charset="us-ascii" To: "reiserfs-list@namesys.com" I made a little benchmark on my own PC (Athlon64 3200+ in 64 bit gentoo) http://peufeu.free.fr/compression.html So, gzip could be used on PCs having very fast processors and very slow harddrives, like Core Duo laptops. However, lzo compresses nearly as much and is still a lot faster. I don't see a reason for gzip in a FS application. Anyone has a bench for lzf ?