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From: gfredin@enlog.Wichita.NCR.COM
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Subject: UNIX file system used on Crays
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Date: 5 Oct 89 17:31:06 GMT
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This is probably an ignorant question, but here it is:

I am not that familiar with Cray systems, but my understanding has 
always been that they transfer large amounts of data when an I/O 
request is made.  This seems to contradict my perception of UNIX 
using relatively small block sizes spread randomly across the disk.

Does UNIX on a Cray use a modified file system, raw I/O, or some other
method I am not familiar with?  If it uses a modified file system, 
what does an I/O access look like in terms of block size and 
randomness?

If you think the response to this is below most on the net, please 
email responses.

Thanks in advance!

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