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Small Files
The “small” file system is created with file sizes between 4 KB and16 KB and the compressibility of
the data 2:1. The utility creates an equal distribution of files in each directory. Finally, the file system
contains 49.2 GB with 5,535,750 files in 7,380 folders. The created files have a name with maximal
16 characters for avoiding corner cases.
Figure 6. HPCreateData for Small Files
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