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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:26:32 -0500
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Modern development language for Plan 9,
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> On a slightly different tangent, 9p is simple but it doesn't
> handle latency very well.  To make efficient use of long fat
> pipes you need more complex mechanisms -- there is no getting
> around that fact. rsync & hg in spite of their complexity
> beat the pants off replica. Their cache behavior is not very
> relevant here.  Similarly file readahead is usually a win.

i don't think that it makes sense to say that since replica
is slow and hg/rsync are fast, it follows that 9p is slow.

9p is a file protocol, and the rest are programs.  it's apples
and giraffes.  as a child might tell you, an apple is just as
fast as a giraffe if the apple is inside the giraffe.

similarly, you blame c++ compilers for excessive inlining.
i might blame the mount driver for its 1 oustanding policy.

- erik