From e850b54772f4303d49b504507bfec1e1125712c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brian Warner Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 14:07:39 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] performance.rst: small updates, mention (lack of) MDMF refs #1398 --- docs/performance.rst | 12 +++++++++++- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/performance.rst b/docs/performance.rst index 4657c151..1766d381 100644 --- a/docs/performance.rst +++ b/docs/performance.rst @@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ written ``G`` indicates the number of storage servers on your grid +Most of these cost estimates may have a further constant multiplier: when a +formula says ``N/K*S``, the cost may actually be ``2*N/K*S`` or ``3*N/K*S``. +Also note that all references to mutable files are for SDMF-formatted files; +this document has not yet been updated to describe the MDMF format. + Publishing an ``A``-byte immutable file ======================================= @@ -210,10 +215,15 @@ cpu: variable, between ~A and ~N/K*A network: variable; between A and N/K*A -memory footprint: (1+N/K)*S +memory footprint (immutable): (1+N/K)*S + (SDMF mutable): (1+N/K)*A notes: To repair a file, Tahoe-LAFS downloads the file, and generates/uploads missing shares in the same way as when it initially uploads the file. So, depending on how many shares are missing, this can cost as little as a download or as much as a download followed by a full upload. + +Since SDMF files have only one segment, which must be processed in its +entirety, repair requires a full-file download followed by a full-file +upload. -- 2.37.2