linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fs: Add romfs version 2

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Date:	Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:12:51 -0400
From:	Phillip Susi <psusi@....rr.com>
To:	Lindsay Roberts <lindsay.roberts.os@...il.com>
CC:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs: Add romfs version 2

Lindsay Roberts wrote:
> * Increases romfs partition size limit from 2GB to 4GB.
> * Adds new derivative of romfs filesystem (rom2fs) with
>  block aligned regular file data to bring performance
>  parity with ext2/3. This is about 225% of the read
>  speed of the existing romfs.

Why does block alignment of files have any influence on speed for a rom 
based ( no seek time ) filesystem?

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