Closed Bug 20844 Opened 25 years ago Closed 13 years ago

RFE: Implement compression of network cache data

Categories

(Core :: Networking: Cache, enhancement, P3)

Product:
Core
Component:
Networking: Cache
Type:
enhancement

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 648429
Milestone:
Future

People

(Reporter: fur, Unassigned)

References

Details

(Keywords: perf) 

It would probably be fairly trivial to add a compression step between the cache
manager and the low-level cache modules, e.g. gzip or deflate compression.  For
text types of files, i.e. HTML, one could probably achieve several-fold
compression.  That will save significant space in both the memory cache and the
disk cache.  It would reduce disk I/O.

The only downside that I can see is that it would probably inhibit partial
caching, e.g. as implemented via HTTP byte-ranges, since it's  difficult to
append to a compressed data stream.
Blocks: 14050
Mass move of all bugs without target milestones to M13.
Bulk move of all Cache (to be deleted component) bugs to new Networking: Cache
component.
Summary: Implement compression of network cache data → RFE: Implement compression of network cache data
Assigning fur's cache bugs to Gordon. He can split them up with davidm.
Target Milestone: M13 → M16
Target Milestone: M16 → M20
Moving to target milestone FUTURE.
Target Milestone: M20 → Future
Keywords: perf
Status: NEW → ASSIGNED
Assignee: gordon → nobody
Status: ASSIGNED → NEW
QA Contact: tever → networking.cache
duplicating very old bug
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 13 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
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