For diskd's Q1 and Q2 settings note the tradeoff between better

response time (Q1 < Q2) and better hit ratio (Q1 > Q2).

diff --git a/src/cf.data.pre b/src/cf.data.pre
index 21c51119897617b87d50baa8fa8d1161e6563439..c4d6335e02f9f2aba2d8fb99fa59bb0ceecd4386 100644 (file)
--- a/src/cf.data.pre
+++ b/src/cf.data.pre
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 #
-# $Id: cf.data.pre,v 1.349 2004/04/11 20:32:25 hno Exp $
+# $Id: cf.data.pre,v 1.350 2004/04/30 20:38:47 wessels Exp $
 #
 #
 # SQUID Web Proxy Cache          http://www.squid-cache.org/
@@ -1083,6 +1083,12 @@ DOC_START
        starts blocking.  If this many messages are in the queues,
        Squid blocks until it recevies some replies. Default is 72
 
+       When Q1 < Q2 (the default), the cache directory is optimized
+       for lower response time at the expense of a decrease in hit
+       ratio.  If Q1 > Q2, the cache directory is optimized for
+       higher hit ratio at the expense of an increase in response
+       time.
+
        The coss store type:
 
        block-size=n defines the "block size" for COSS cache_dir's.