Since file systems and the associated hardware are designed to be efficient by caching data and knowing things like where one file or block is in relation to another, there’s a possibility these mechanisms could work to your advantage, pulling in the data while “in the neighborhood.” There’s no guarantee, of course, but I feel it’s worth considering. -- Gary L. Wade http://www.garywade.com/
> On Jan 7, 2023, at 10:37 AM, Gabriel Zachmann via Cocoa-dev > <cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com> wrote: > > So, why would would several threads loading those images in parallel help > here? In my thinking, they will just compete for the same resource, i.e., > hard disk. > _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
