in reply to Re^3: Configurable IO buffersize?
in thread Configurable IO buffersize?

you want a tweak Perl so it works better for your special needs,

Reading and writing multiple files concurrently is hardly "special needs", but conversely, it is hardly likely to constitute the only usage pattern at any given installation.

You'd have to pessimise one mode of operation in order to optimise the other, and that's just not viable.

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