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Subject: Re: path caching 
In-reply-to: Sm's message of Sat, 08 Feb 92 17:01:07 -0500.
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Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1992 11:19:56 -0600
From: Chris Siebenmann <cks@hawkwind.utcs.toronto.edu>
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 How many times the path cache 'hit' is uninteresting; the
performance number wanted is how much time it saved. If
you can show a definite useful time saving in a typical
shell-script/user's session/whatever it might be interesting;
otherwise, it's just gratuitous complexity.

	- cks