Firefox/Projects/CarefulSqliteIO
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I would like to teach the world to sing.
- Project Lead: taras
- Choral consultant: mak
Status
Studying sqlite source
Goals
- less fragmentation, better throughput
Timeline / Milestones
- Massively reduced fragmentation in FF4
These are the bugs of interest:
| Bug | Owner | Status |
|---|---|---|
| bug 572459 - Tracking bug | damons | hopeless |
Facts About Sqlite
- Fsyncs increase fragmentation. Keeping the db in memory longer reduces chances of writing to disc
- sqlite looks like it may create sparse files...guaranteed fragmentation
