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* Single mmaped cache file to reduce file io
* Single mmaped cache file to reduce file io
* Will be suitable for everything that's currently stored in fastload + manifest cache + pref cache + etc
* Will be suitable for everything that's currently stored in fastload + manifest cache + pref cache + etc
Cache's filename should be:
startup.<endianness>.<wordsize>.cache to avoid issues with people moving profiles between machines

Revision as of 23:02, 2 October 2009

StartupCache is a replacement for Fastload.

It is meant to reside in the profile directory and provide a convient API to store continious chunks of data in it.

I think we can use the JAR format for this

Things I want:

  • Index of entries in the file(at the end of it)
  • Per entry-checksum like jars
  • No multiplexing, writing to the cache will write into a memory buffer and it will be serialized on .Close()
  • Single mmaped cache file to reduce file io
  • Will be suitable for everything that's currently stored in fastload + manifest cache + pref cache + etc

Cache's filename should be:

startup.<endianness>.<wordsize>.cache to avoid issues with people moving profiles between machines