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File system access is super slow on WSL. This was one the drivers. If I recall correctly it is because some common Linux syscalls (stat?) are missing/slow on Wi
by miohtama 7y ago
File system access is super slow on WSL. This was one the drivers. If I recall correctly it is because some common Linux syscalls (stat?) are missing/slow on Windows NT kernels.
- celticmusic 7y agoThe filesystem in general is known to be much slower on Windows due to it's extreme flexibility, but Linux design decisions assumed a much more performant filesystem. Hence why running linux on windows slammed into the performance problem.