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List:       packet-writing
Subject:    Re: Speed in packet write
From:       Jens Axboe <axboe () suse ! de>
Date:       2001-11-05 7:39:00
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On Sun, Nov 04 2001, Johnathan Hicks wrote:
> carlo wrote:
> > 
> > It is possible to speed the write more faster in packet write, if the big
> > files are see likes a big packet instead that a sum of fixed length packets?
> > I think that directcd operate in that similar way.
> > Or if that are one directory to see her like a big file?
> > Sorry for my english.
> > And thanks for your work.
> > Carlo.
> > Excuse me for have wasted your time
> 
> Very good questions, I would like to know this as well.

That's how it works in CD-R media with variable sized packets, for
compatability we use fixed packet sizes on CD-RW (64kB).

-- 
Jens Axboe


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