Benchmark: timing 10 iterations of berkeley write, file write... berkeley write: 132 wallclock secs (32.46 usr + 20.78 sys = 53.24 CPU) @ 0.19/s (n=10) file write: 61 wallclock secs (24.18 usr + 12.72 sys = 36.90 CPU) @ 0.27/s (n=1 0) s/iter berkeley write file write berkeley write 5.32 -- -31% file write 3.69 44% -- Benchmark: timing 10 iterations of berkeley read, file read... berkeley read: 179 wallclock secs (11.48 usr + 7.47 sys = 18.95 CPU) @ 0.53/s (n=10) file read: 225 wallclock secs ( 7.72 usr + 6.81 sys = 14.53 CPU) @ 0.69/s (n= 10) s/iter berkeley read file read berkeley read 1.89 -- -23% file read 1.45 30% --