"Magnus Naeslund(f)" <mag(at)fbab(dot)net> writes:
> It might seem that I'm selling ext3 or something :) but it's the linux
> filesystem I know best.
> If you want ext3 to perform with large directories, there is an mkfs
> option that enables directory hashing that you can try: -O dir_index.
You can also turn it on for an existing filesystem using 'tune2fs' and
a remount, but it won't hash already-existing large directories--those
will have to be recreated to take advantage of hashing.
-Doug