Tony wrote: > Or maybe the files should be named objects/xx/yy/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz?
I tend to size these things with the square root of the number of leaf nodes. If I have 2,560,000 leaves (your 10,000 files in each of 16*16 directories), then I will aim for 1600 directories of 1600 leaves each. My backup is sized for about this number of leaves, and it uses: xxx/xxxzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (I repeat the xxx in the leaf name - easier to code.) I don't think there is any need for two levels. There are 4096 different values of three digit hex numbers. That's ok in one directory. The only question would be 'xx' or 'xxx' - two or three digits. This one is on the cusp in my view - either works. -- 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/