>From before: The sha1 (ascii) digests for 16817 files take:
689497 bytes before compression 397475 bytes after minigzip New numbers: The sha1 (binary) digests for 16817 files take: 336340 bytes before compression 334943 bytes after minigzip So compressing binary digests isn't worth a darn, and compressing ascii digests gets them down to within 18% of binary digests in size. -- I won't rest till it's the best ... Programmer, Linux Scalability Paul Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 1.650.933.1373, 1.925.600.0401 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/