Mmap on SSD (directly mapping the device vs. mapping a file)

2012-08-15 Thread Daniel Noack
Hi, folks! Like you can see on the subject I experimented a little with mmap in the last time. I've written a little B+tree library which uses mmap to store the tree to a file or the whole device (means it is also possible to map the raw device (i.e. /dev/sdb)). I used msync after every

Mmap on SSD (directly mapping the device vs. mapping a file)

2012-08-15 Thread Daniel Noack
Hi, folks! Like you can see on the subject I experimented a little with mmap in the last time. I've written a little B+tree library which uses mmap to store the tree to a file or the whole device (means it is also possible to map the raw device (i.e. /dev/sdb)). I used msync after every

Mmap on SSD (directly mapping the device vs. mapping a file)

2012-08-14 Thread Daniel Noack
Hi, folks! First of all I have to say sorry that I'm not a subscriber of the list now, but I will subscribe in the near future (need an extra email account for it ;) ). It would be nice if you could put me on CC for an answer to my question. Like you can see on the subject I experimented a

Mmap on SSD (directly mapping the device vs. mapping a file)

2012-08-14 Thread Daniel Noack
Hi, folks! First of all I have to say sorry that I'm not a subscriber of the list now, but I will subscribe in the near future (need an extra email account for it ;) ). It would be nice if you could put me on CC for an answer to my question. Like you can see on the subject I experimented a