I have some test for the inode operation, below is the results. 1-mkdir 2-rmdir 3-rename 4-mknod for regular file 5-unlink for regular file. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Just after mount: [root@ocfs1 src] ./bend -1 total:100, rate:664.5 dir/sec [root@ocfs1 src]# ./bend -2 total:100, rate:11217.0 dir/sec [root@ocfs1 src]# ./bend -1 total:100, rate:2442.3 dir/sec [root@ocfs1 src]# ./bend -3 total:100, rate:1487.2 dir/sec [root@ocfs1 src]# ./bend -4 total:100, rate:2452.6 dir/sec [root@ocfs1 src]# ./bend -5 total:100, rate:18066.8 dir/sec ------------------------------------------------------------------- another try after a while [root@ocfs1 src]./bend -1 total:100, rate:2404.3 dir/sec [root@ocfs1 src]# ./bend -2 total:100, rate:16186.5 dir/sec [root@ocfs1 src]# ./bend -1 total:100, rate:2391.4 dir/sec [root@ocfs1 src]# ./bend -3 total:100, rate:1992.4 dir/sec [root@ocfs1 src]# ./bend -4 total:100, rate:2402.5 dir/sec [root@ocfs1 src]# ./bend -5 total:100, rate:13383.3 dir/sec ====================another try for 1000 subdir or file [root@ocfs1 src]# ./bend -1 -p 1000 total:1000, rate:1161.0 dir/sec [root@ocfs1 src]# ./bend -2 -p 1000 total:1000, rate:4869.9 dir/sec [root@ocfs1 src]# ./bend -1 -p 1000 total:1000, rate:1124.3 dir/sec [root@ocfs1 src]# ./bend -3 -p 1000 total:1000, rate:1096.3 dir/sec [root@ocfs1 src]# ./bend -4 -p 1000 total:1000, rate:452.1 dir/sec [root@ocfs1 src]# ./bend -5 -p 1000 total:1000, rate:7009.4 dir/sec ------------------- Intel China Software Lab. iNet: 8-752-1243 8621-52574545-1243(O) 503-712-6740(Temp) xfling@users.sourceforge.net Opinions are my own and don't represent those of my employer