A Fast File System for UNIX

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A Fast File System for UNIX (1984)

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by Marshall Kirk Mckusick , William N. Joy , Samuel J. Leffler , Robert S. Fabry

Venue:	ACM Transactions on Computer Systems
Citations:	565 - 6 self

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@ARTICLE{Mckusick84afast,
    author = {Marshall Kirk Mckusick and William N. Joy and Samuel J. Leffler and Robert S. Fabry},
    title = {A Fast File System for UNIX},
    journal = {ACM Transactions on Computer Systems},
    year = {1984},
    volume = {2},
    pages = {181--197}
}

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Abstract

A reimplementation of the UNIX file system is described. The reimplementation provides substantially higher throughput rates by using more flexible allocation policies that allow better locality of reference and can be adapted to a wide range of peripheral and processor characteristics. The new file system clusters data that is sequentially accessed and provides two block sizes to allow fast access to large files while not wasting large amounts of space for small files. File access rates of up to ten times faster than the traditional UNIX file system are experienced. Long needed enhancements to the programmers’ interface are discussed. These include a mechanism to place advisory locks on files, extensions of the name space across file systems, the ability to use long file names, and provisions for administrative control of resource usage.

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fast file system small file long file name unix file system advisory lock administrative control new file system cluster throughput rate block size large file flexible allocation policy file system processor characteristic wide range large amount name space traditional unix file system file access rate resource usage

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