> From: Igor <http://profiles.yahoo.com/igor_ukr> > Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:02:47 -0800 (PST) > > Robert, > no, here at sf we are not moving that fast, still using an old format :-) > I assume that every repositioning of the file pointer could invalidate previous > buffer cache? Yeah, which is why it only probably makes sense if you disabled the operating system buffering. Again, overall, it's hard to say whether it's worth it. Maybe taking some stats about how far each front-coded key is from each other would give you an idea. > Yes, dinner or lunch would be great! > Igor