Re: Rm performance issue

[Jim Meyering]

"Ken Naim" <address@hidden> wrote:
> Thanks for your quick reply.
>
> 1.ext3
> 2. Yes we are using an LVM

Now that we've established this isn't a problem with rm,
you might want to ask around on ext3- or LVM-specific lists.
You might even want to consider using a different type of
file system.  xfs is supposed to be particularly well-suited
to usage patterns involving very large files.
Also, your kernel is rather old.  Upgrading would probably pull
in much newer ext3 support.

> 3. Yes, we aren't seeing any hardware issues.
>
> I am about to perform an strace of the process and will update you on the
> progress.

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