Benchmarks of COW directory copies and removal in [:cowbuilder: cowbuilder].
Details
The number in the copy column was generated using:
time sudo cp -al /var/cache/pbuilder/base.cow /tmp/new
and in the remove column:
time sudo rm -rf /tmp/new
computer |
copy |
remove |
computer details |
pc232 |
16.1 |
18.2 |
Intel Core 2 Duo, /dev/sda1 (10GB, xfs, 80% full), running Debian sid, i386 |
august |
9.3 |
10.9 |
Intel Core 2 Quad, /dev/sda1 (20GB, xfs, 20% full), running Debian sid, i386 |
dakol |
0.48 |
0.5 |
AMD Athlon 64 3800+, /dev/sda7 (135GB, xfs, 32% full), running Debian sid, amd64 |
fuji |
13.9 |
16.4 |
Intel Core Duo, /dev/sda1 (14GB, xfs, 33% full), running Debian sid, i386 |