[nsd-users] Consequences of disable-radix-tree

[Anand Buddhdev]

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On 25/08/16 09:31, W.C.A. Wijngaards wrote:

Hi Wouter,

>> Could you please tell us more about this? Are lookups in
>> red-black trees slower? Do they use more CPU? Is there any other
>> reason why you don't use a red-black tree by default?
> 
> A small speed difference.  It is a memory-for-speed tradeoff, and
> the benefits are about 10% either way.  If memory is an obstacle;
> 10% speed hopefully isn't.  Otherwise, upgrade the machine, I
> guess...

Thanks for this explanation. We have enough memory on our servers, so
I don't foresee the need to disable the radix tree.

Do you mind appending "but uses some more CPU" to the help string of
the disable-radix-tree option? This will make the consequences of this
option completely clear.

Regards,
Anand
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