Readdir rm -rf graphs
From Linux NFS
36: Linux 2.6.36 36NORC: Linux 2.6.36 (without readdir cap) 38: Linux 2.6.38 38RC: Linux 2.6.38 (with readdir cap added back) 38NB: Linux 2.6.38 (with Neil Brown's patch and loop detection)
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NFS v3
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- Without readdir plus, an unmodified 2.6.38 kernel takes longer to remove a large directory than the other kernels
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- Using readdir plus removes large directories faster than using a simple readdir.
NFS v4
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- Kernels perform the same without readdir plus
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- With readdir plus enabled, the kernels take about the same amount of time to remove the directory.