[OFFTOPIC] same filesystem performance [WAS:] Re: [grsec] grtool 0.2

[Sascha Wuestemann]

On Fri, Jun 24, 2005 at 02:14:05PM +0200 or thereabouts, Marc Schiffbauer wrote:
> Changes since grtool 0.1:
> VERSION 0.2:
>   FEATURES:
>     * New global switch: -t/--temp-dir to specify a TEMP dir
>       to use.
>       Be sure to choose a tempdir thats on the same filesystem
>       as the original files for better performance and saving
>       I/O

Hi Marc,

what leads you to the opinion file operations to the same filesystem are
more performant than to another harddisk's filesystem?

BTW: I don't know neither use your program, so don't blame me if this
question is silly.

Just curious,
Sascha

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