Re: [squid-users] what do i need to get the job done, performance squid

william wrote:
> Chris Robertson wrote:
>> william wrote:
>>> i would assigh 12GB memcache and four disks with diskd to each instance.
>>
>>
>> Last I heard, diskd was not the recommended cache_dir algorithm under
>> Linux. If you are looking for maximum performance, Squid 2.7 with a
>> combination of COSS and aufs is the current route to take. On the
>> other hand, the 3.1 branch of Squid is where the majority of
>> development effort is being focused.
>>
> I thought about diskd for some threading. But if COSS is the way to go i
> will set that up.
> I also think about squid 3.1 because of the nice features implemented.
>

3.1 does not provide COSS and is still a little bit slower than 2.7.

Amos

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