> I agree with everything that Brian said, and he put it far better than I > could have. I would be MUCH happier with the quick_handler phase if it > occurred after the AAA phases. > > Potentially, this could be achieved, and the performance could be > improved by simply having the cache module register a map_to_storage > function, which checked to see if the page was in the cache. If it is, > then no other map_to_storage function is required (assuming enough state > is saved in the cache to re-authenticate the request).
This is what will need to be done to enable mod_cache to serve access protected files. Once that support goes in, it will be a simple matter to benchmark the difference. Bill
