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Re:Nullfs: A virtual black hole file system that behaves lik... by distantsounds on Monday June 28, 2021 @06:59PM (#27669402)
Will my mongodb instance be even faster piping to this instead of /dev/null?
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Re:Nullfs: A virtual black hole file system that behaves lik... by rberg on Monday June 28, 2021 @08:42PM (#27670241)
it will be w e b s c a l e
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Re:Nullfs: A virtual black hole file system that behaves lik... by krackers on Sunday July 04, 2021 @09:34PM (#27733989)
For those who didn't get the reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2F-DItXtZs
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Re:Nullfs: A virtual black hole file system that behaves lik... by firefwing24 on Monday June 28, 2021 @07:06PM (#27669481)
Does this also support sharding?
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Re:Nullfs: A virtual black hole file system that behaves lik... by Tempest1981 on Monday June 28, 2021 @07:11PM (#27669528)
Yes, maximum horizontal database scaling can be achieved using shards backed by nullfs.
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Re:Nullfs: A virtual black hole file system that behaves lik... by aledalgrande on Monday June 28, 2021 @09:46PM (#27670701)
Also shard keys are automatically managed.
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Re:Nullfs: A virtual black hole file system that behaves lik... by gscho on Monday June 28, 2021 @10:20PM (#27670971)
With strong consistency as well.
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