[Zope] is it possible that packing the data.fs can slow down performance?

[Thomas @ HeadNet]

Tim is right... what I mean is that (maybe) it makes the sytem slow even
after it is finsished packing...

/stoons
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Hicks" <tim@sitefusion.co.uk>
To: "seb bacon" <seb@jamkit.com>
Cc: <zope@zope.org>; "Thomas @ HeadNet" <stoons@headnet.dk>
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 11:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Zope] is it possible that packing the data.fs can slow down
performance?


> > Thomas @ HeadNet wrote:
> > > Is it possible that packing the data.fs can slow down performance?
> >
> > Yes, packing your data.fs is a costly operation.
>
> Seb,
>
> Just to be clear, are you saying that *while* packing, zope will slow down
> (which is what I think you are saying) or that subsequent to packing, zope
> will stay slowed down (which is what I think Thomas is saying)?  I don't
see
> why the latter would be true.
>
> tim
>
>