Method and apparatus for improving file system response time

A method for improving the response time of a file system, said method comprising the steps of:

• determining a number of concurrent requests that each read at least a portion of a unique file;
• modifying a number of disk cache segments to be at least said determined number;
• and
• reading each of said unique files into a corresponding disk cache segment.

A system for improving the response time of a file system, comprising:

• a memory for storing computer-readable code;
• and
• a processor operatively coupled to said memory, said processor configured to:
• receive a request to read at least a portion of a cluster of a file, wherein said cluster is a plurality of logically sequential file blocks;
• and
• read said entire cluster each time at least a portion of said cluster is requested independent of whether said file is compressed.

A system for improving the response time of a file system, comprising:

• a memory for storing computer-readable code;
• and
• a processor operatively coupled to said memory, said processor configured to:
• determine a number of concurrent requests that each read at least a portion of a unique file;
• modify a number of said disk cache segments to be at least said determined number;
• and
• read each of said unique files into a corresponding disk cache segment.