Re: [squid-users] FS Modules

(Didn't I reply to this?)

COSS is stable in Squid-2.6.

Adrian

On Fri, Jan 11, 2008, trainier@kalsec.com wrote:
> As of 2004, the COSS storage module was "experimental" and "not intended
> for everyday use". This, according to "Squid: The definitive Guide,
> O'Rielly".
>
> With the default UFS module enabled, we constantly run into issues when
> squid reaches its maximum storage limit. When I say issues, I mean
> intermittent connectivity because the cache is busy expiring its oldest
> entries. The Coss approach sounds beneficial because squid maintains its
> entire cache using 1 file. Instead of requiring several open calls and
> close calls, squid can use one file to maintain the cache. So, when the
> cache reaches its maximum size, squid can just start at the beginning of
> the file and overwrite from there.
>
> The theory of this process sounds wonderful. I wonder how COSS has
> matured since 2004? Has it matured beyond the developmental phase?
> Is there a different storage module I should consider?
>
> I'm running 2.6STABLE12.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim Rainier

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