linux-kernel - Re: kbuild: install to a single directory

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Date:	Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:17:45 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ozas.de>
Cc:	sam@...nborg.org,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: kbuild: install to a single directory

On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:17:16 +0100 (CET)
Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ozas.de> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> 
> 
> This proposed change will collect all kernel modules in the
> single directory, e.g. /lib/modules/2.6.29-rc2/kernel/, without
> any further directory structure. About 475 inodes (with
> almost-allmodconfig) less are used, which should result
> in faster directory traversal (less seeks).

What do your benchmark numbers look like ?
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