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> Most of the metadata activity is contained within a single shard: > > - File creation, same-directory renames, and deletion. > - Listing directory contents. > - Getting attributes of files or directories.

I guess this is a trade-off between a file system and an object store? As in S3, ListObjects() is a heavy hitter and there can be potentially billions of objects under any prefix. Scanning only on a single instance won't be sufficient.

parent hintymad 1 year ago

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